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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
Synonyms


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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The decline has been very small - over the past two days diesel has come down by 0.6p and petrol by 0.3p.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

There is a strong likelihood of the Indian government lifting petrol and diesel prices after state elections end on April 29, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"The advice... today is that 80 percent of diesel production is continuing, 80 percent of aviation fuel is ongoing," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It can process up to 120,000 barrels of crude oil a day, manufacturing products such as gasoline and diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Jackson Street, though, smelled of rotting fish, cabbages and radishes fermenting in sea brine, sluggish sewers and diesel streetcar fumes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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