Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for diesel. Search instead for nieselnde.
Definitions

diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

Ahead of the release, DBS economists had forecast October inflation of 3.2%, citing rising diesel prices and a rebound in food inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rising inflation, driven primarily by the cost of petrol and diesel, will push policymakers into an interest rate hike, analysts suggest.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

He takes off his yellow shirt, stained and smelling of diesel smoke.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

Pichetto Fratin said the government had ordered a review and update of regional anti-pollution plans, and that while this was pending, planned restrictions on Euro 5 diesels were temporarily suspended.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

While there are exemptions available for blue badge holders, motorbikes, mopeds and emergency vehicles, in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 will not be allowed in the zone.

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022

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

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


Vocabulary lists containing diesel

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com