diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

Examples of diesel fuel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California has the most people, the most cars, and the most air pollution of any state, even though air pollution levels have fallen steadily over the past 50 years due to tougher rules on factories, power plants, gasoline and diesel fuel blends, and emissions standards for new cars and trucks. —Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025

Currently, about 15% to 20% of the pyrolysis products are recycled into new propylene and ethylene, while most – about 80% to 85% – becomes diesel fuel, hydrogen, methane and other chemicals. —Alexander Kaplitz, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025

Kovalenko said the plant produces a wide range of petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel and fuel oil, which are used by transport and military equipment. —David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025

Refineries purchase crude oil to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for diesel fuel

• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• biofuel
• contextual
• nonrenewal
• nonsexual
• unusual
• cruel
• dual
• duel