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diesels

diesels is the plural of diesel.

diesels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of diesel.

Meaning of diesel

Noun

diesel (countable and uncountable, plural diesels)

  1. A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
    • They were chagrined to see that the price of diesel had climbed past six dollars a gallon.
    Synonyms:
    diesel fuel, DFO
  2. (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
    • His next truck will be a diesel.
  3. (slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
  4. (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
  5. (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.

See all 7 meanings of diesel

Phrases with diesels

Questions about diesels

What is diesels the plural of?
Diesels is the plural of diesel.

Words near diesels in the dictionary

  1. dieselizes
  2. dieselizing
  3. dieselled
  4. dieselling
  5. dieselpunk
  6. diesels
  7. diesely
  8. dieses
  9. diesinker
  10. diesinkers
  11. diesinking

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