diesel engine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which air is compressed to a temperature sufficiently high to ignite fuel injected into the cylinder where the combustion and expansion actuate a piston
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However, the turbine consumes significantly more fuel than conventional diesel engines, creating a larger logistical burden during sustained operations.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The second album this year from metalcore pioneers Converge is named for a mysterious, pulsing, low-frequency ambient drone, likened by those who hear it to a diesel engine, an idling airplane, or a kind of inescapable torture.
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24 June 2026
So, Henrik likes to build, uh, Mercedes diesel engines.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
Perversely, this exemption may encourage companies to switch to highly-polluting diesel engines to avoid idling fines.
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New York Daily News,
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The second album this year from metalcore pioneers Converge is named for a mysterious, pulsing, low-frequency ambient drone, likened by those who hear it to a diesel engine, an idling airplane, or a kind of inescapable torture.
—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
So, Henrik likes to build, uh, Mercedes diesel engines.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
Perversely, this exemption may encourage companies to switch to highly-polluting diesel engines to avoid idling fines.
—
Chris Hartmann,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for diesel engine
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“Diesel engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20engine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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