: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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The federal agency released a 2,700-page environmental impact report of the site, which found a leaking sewer system, mold, diesel fuel contamination, asbestos and lead.—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 The price of diesel fuel, which is also used by some boaters, is up 53% from last year.—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 The price of diesel fuel, which is also used by some boaters, is up 53% from last year.—ABC News, 5 June 2026 Electricity is provided by generators that burn about 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel every day, at a cost of about $5 a gallon.—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diesel fuel