diesel engine

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In Belzec, people were murdered in gas chambers with carbon monoxide from a diesel engine, author Martin Gilbert wrote in his 1985 history of the Holocaust in Europe.

From Washington Post

For her, the hum is a constant droning sound, like the whirring of a washing machine or an idling diesel engine.

From BBC

This testosterone-fueled practice of "rolling coal" — modifying diesel engines to spew clouds of sooty exhaust — became a health menace in the mid-2010s.

From Salon

Historically, docked container ships have run their auxiliary diesel engines to provide electricity for lighting, air conditioning, refrigeration and other onboard devices.

From Los Angeles Times

The United States also began detecting that Russia was short of critical supplies for diesel engines, helicopter and aircraft engine parts and its armored tanks as early as May, according to the report.

From New York Times