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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈdiːzəl/
diesel means: A heavy oil used as fuel in some cars, trucks, and other engines.
noun
FUELB1
A heavy oil used as fuel in some cars, trucks, and other engines.
- This truck runs on diesel.
- The price of diesel rose again.
- Did you fill the tank with diesel?
VEHICLE OR ENGINEB2
A vehicle or engine that uses heavy oil as fuel.
- My car is a diesel.
- They bought a diesel for long journeys.
- Older diesels can be quite noisy.
verb
RUN AFTER SWITCHOFFC2
For a petrol engine to keep running after its electrical power has been switched off.
- The engine began to diesel.
- Our old car dieseled after I switched it off.
- Excessive heat can cause an engine to diesel.
Questions about diesel
What does diesel mean?
A heavy oil used as fuel in some cars, trucks, and other engines.
What is diesel in other languages?
Türkçe: dizel yakıt · Español: diésel · Français: gazole · Deutsch: Diesel · Italiano: gasolio · 日本語: 軽油
How do you pronounce diesel?
It is pronounced /ˈdiːzəl/.
How do you use diesel in a sentence?
This truck runs on diesel. The price of diesel rose again.
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