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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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To the extent that the war was a factor, it was in large part because of the spike in gasoline and diesel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Other information will be broadcast via satellite vehicles from a select number of journalists at emergency centres around the UK, which will carry on as long as the diesel lasts.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Volkswagen is the country's number-one carmaker for petrol and diesel vehicles.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The price of a gallon of diesel - which was $3.75 before the war started in February - hit a record high of $6.52 in September.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The new grove was glistening like an angel on a Christmas tree, lit from within by the light of a diesel generator.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.

From Salon ● May 23, 2024

According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

But in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 are not allowed in the zone.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023

Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023

“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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