Definition of diesel fuel
: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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Firefighters said there was also a diesel fuel leak.
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The state legislature offered $447 million in new school funding paid for by raising taxes on oil production, diesel fuel, and cigarettes, but teachers and their representatives rejected it as inadequate.
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The hydrogen burns 10 times faster than diesel fuel, igniting the entire mixture quickly and completely, generating more power and fewer emissions.
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As envisioned by the chamber, the 25-cent increase would be applied to the current taxes of 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel fuel.
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Shane Pochard, a Marathon spokesperson, told IndyStar that as of March 24, 1,154 barrels of diesel fuel were recovered from last week's spill.
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The Dale plant would produce diesel fuel and would be the first of its kind in the United States.
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In the past, that money has come from the Highway Trust Fund, which gets most of its money from the federal tax of 18.4 cents on gasoline and 24.4 cents on diesel fuel.
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Our federal government also taxes diesel fuel at a rate about 25 percent higher than gasoline.
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First Known Use of diesel fuel
1949
DIESEL FUEL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of diesel fuel for English Language Learners
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: a type of fuel that is used in vehicles with diesel engines
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Definition of diesel fuel for Students
: a heavy oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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