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diesel fuel


diesel fuel

noun

: a type of fuel that is used in vehicles with diesel engines

Full Definition of DIESEL FUEL

:  a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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First Known Use of DIESEL FUEL

1949

Rhymes with DIESEL FUEL

fossil fuel, Pantagruel

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