diesel engine
diesel engine noun: an internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
Noun
diesel engine (plural diesel engines)
- An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
- Synonyms:
- diesel motor
- Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- a diesel locomotive.
diesel engine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
diesel engine in Hindi
- type of engine
- डीज़ल इंजन ḍīzal iñjan
diesel engine in Tamil
- type of engine
- டீசல் பொறி ṭīcal poṟi
diesel engine in Marathi
- type of engine
- डीझेल इंजिन ḍījhel iñjin
diesel engine in Urdu
- type of engine
- ڈیزل انجن
More languagesFewer languages
- diesel engine in Telugu
- డీజిల్ ఇంజన్ ḍījil iñjan
- diesel engine in Malayalam
- ഡീസൽ എഞ്ചിൻ ḍīsal eñciṉ
- diesel engine in Nepali
- डिजेल इन्जिन ḍijel injina
- diesel engine in Arabic
- محرك ديزل
- diesel engine in Malay
- enjin diesel
- diesel engine in Indonesian
- mesin diesel
- diesel engine in Persian
- موتور دیزل
- diesel engine in Thai
- เครื่องยนต์ดีเซล
Synonyms of diesel engine
Forms of diesel engine
| plural | diesel engines |
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Origin of diesel engine
Named after Rudolf Diesel. More in Wikipedia at diesel engine § History.
Words formed from diesel engine
Questions about diesel engine
- What does diesel engine mean?
- Diesel engine means an internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- What is diesel engine in Hindi?
- Diesel engine in Hindi is डीज़ल इंजन (ḍīzal iñjan). See Diesel engine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is diesel engine?
- Diesel engine is a noun.
- What is the plural of diesel engine?
- The plural of diesel engine is diesel engines.
Words near diesel engine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: diesel engine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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