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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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The visit comes a day after Cuba’s government said the country had run out of fuel oil and diesel needed to keep the lights on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Even if oil companies passed on the whole savings to consumers, national average gas and diesel prices would drop only about 4%.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

State taxes on fuel, which average 32.61 cents per gallon for gasoline and 34.76 cents for diesel according to the EIA, would be unaffected by the move.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The locomotive was a diesel electric and there were eight stainless steel passenger coaches behind it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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