Diesel
['diːz(ə)l] or ['dizl]
['dizl]
Definition
(noun.) an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil.
(noun.) German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913).
Typed by Kevin--From WordNet
Examples
- It is an oil engine which was invented by Rudolph Diesel in 1893. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The efficiency of the Diesel engine is high, and it can use low grades of fuel, but it has the disadvantage of greater weight per horse-power than other engines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A specially constructed Diesel engine was probably the chief aid in the accomplishment of the first submarine trans-Atlantic voyage by the German submarine Deutschland. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- What is a Diesel Engine Like? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As a result all the nations demanded that a non-explosive fuel should be used, and builders turned to the Diesel engine as offering a solution to the difficulty. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Diesel engine has caused a great deal of comment of late years because of the spectacular uses to which it has been successfully applied. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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