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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This will allow vessels to switch off their diesel engines while docked, cutting harmful emissions and paving the way for electric ships.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
It was then converted into a passenger ship, the SS Roma, and fitted with a diesel engine before serving as a cruise liner under the name MS Franca C.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Kaellenius argued that consumers would simply hurry to buy cars with petrol or diesel engines ahead of the ban.
—Rachel More, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The first hull is powered by twin MTU diesel engines that deliver 1,920 hp each, but the standard engine option is two MTUs with 1,700 hp each.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
It was then converted into a passenger ship, the SS Roma, and fitted with a diesel engine before serving as a cruise liner under the name MS Franca C.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Kaellenius argued that consumers would simply hurry to buy cars with petrol or diesel engines ahead of the ban.
—Rachel More, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The first hull is powered by twin MTU diesel engines that deliver 1,920 hp each, but the standard engine option is two MTUs with 1,700 hp each.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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