diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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Transportation is dominated by petroleum products, or oil – think gasoline and diesel fuel. Kenneth J. Davis, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025 The tax would not apply to diesel fuel or electric vehicles. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 In April, Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, accusing them of smuggling diesel fuel amid ongoing tensions with the U.S. over maritime security in the region. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 June 23 Vandalism: Between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., someone put contaminants into the diesel fuel tank of a vehicle parked in the 19000 block of Dorchester Drive. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 July 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 Sep. 2025.

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