diesel engine
Example Sentences
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The batteries will have about as much capacity as 200 Tesla Model 3s, and a 500-mile range without using the diesel engine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
"I feel like I'm more of a diesel engine sometimes where I need to get going first, then at some point I'll start playing good tennis. I have to play a preparation tournament."
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026
The train ride — a one-eighth scale model of a diesel engine — first arrived at Descanso Gardens as a seasonal attraction in the 1980s, and became a permanent feature in 1996.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
The main propulsion diesel engine shut down after the pumps lost electrical power.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
The windows are down, and the diesel engine growls and rumbles when we stop at the red lights.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
