diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, when a tractor-trailer overturned Monday afternoon, police said. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 Consumers quickly turned to social media and OPS for answers after learning that diesel fuel was mixed with regular unleaded gasoline and distributed to gas stations operated by Costco, Murphy Express and King Soopers. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026 Venezuela produces the kind of heavy crude oil that’s needed for diesel fuel, asphalt and other fuels for heavy equipment. Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Traffic in the area was delayed for about three hours as crews cleaned up a diesel fuel leak from the tractor-trailer. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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