diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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So a good crop this year won’t even pay the interest due, much less seed, fertilizer, diesel fuel, labor or other variable costs. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025 The semi also lost one of its diesel fuel tanks and about 100 gallons of diesel spilled in both the contraflow lane and main lanes of southbound I-75 just as the morning commute began, police and ODOT told Enquirer media partner Fox19. Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The tax on diesel fuel will also go up about 1 cent to just under 56 cents per gallon. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025 Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said crews deployed containment booms and began skimming the water almost immediately, working to isolate and extract the diesel fuel, which contains a red dye. Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for diesel fuel

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diesel fuel was in 1949

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“Diesel fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20fuel. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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