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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
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compression-ignition engine diesel motor
NOUN
engine
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appliance generator instrument motor power plant tool transformer turbine weapon
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agent apparatus barrel contrivance cylinder dynamo fan horses implement means mechanism piston pot powerhouse
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power train putt-putt rubber band what's under the hood
NOUN
locomotive
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engine
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iron horse
NOUN
motor
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cylinder generator transformer turbine
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mechanism piston
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power train what's under the hood

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These include jet fuel, diesel, fertiliser ingredients and industrial products such as helium, essential for microchip manufacture.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Futures prices for diesel, a workhorse of the world economy, and natural-gas prices also sank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He’s expecting the price of gas, along with diesel fuel and jet fuel, to remain elevated “for a while.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Potato farmer Ben Savidge says if the price of red diesel stays high planting will cost around £5 more per tonne that before the Iran conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Think of the diesel fuel needed to truck all that salad to supermarkets across the country or to manufacture the plastic containers it’s packed in.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan