Synonyms for diesel
ˈdi zəl, -səldiesel

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1. Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Dieselnoun

   German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)

   Synonyms:
   diesel motor, diesel engine

2. diesel, diesel engine, diesel motornoun

   an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

   Synonyms:
   diesel motor, diesel engine

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1. • Engineer
   • Internal-combustion Engine

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1. List of paraphrases for "diesel":

   diesel-powered, diesel-fuelled, compression-ignition, diesels

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1. Nasser Shayef:

   The refinery suffered today a new rocket which targeted an empty storage tank at the refinery port, in the refinery's tanks there's a large amount of petrol and diesel which the shelling did not reach ... we fear a catastrophe if there's new shelling.

2. Simon Cockerell:

   The journey will be taken on a 1970s vintage diesel locomotive, it's a very reliable train. There is a dining car and there are beds in the passenger car, too.

3. Al Khowaiter:

   Rudolf Diesel did not consider fuels which evaporated easily. That was an accident of history.

4. Fabiana Fedeli:

   We expect that the impact on refinery margins will become tangible from late Q3 2019 when ships are likely to begin shifting to compliant fuels, interestingly, this is still not reflected in diesel crack futures.

5. Greenpeace Germany:

   Despite the unavoidable effects of the climate crisis, manufacturers at An IAA in this form continue to present a majority of cars that burn petrol or diesel, only about a quarter of the newly introduced vehicles in Frankfurt are pure electric cars.