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DMU

DMU is the initialism of diesel multiple unit.

DMU is the initialism of decision-making unit.

Meaning of diesel multiple unit

Noun

diesel multiple unit (plural diesel multiple units)

  1. A multiple-unit train of two or more coaches powered by diesel engines, usually installed underfloor.
    • On January 23, diesel multiple-units began working some of the Marylebone suburban services.1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 138
    Synonyms:
    DMU

Forms of DMU

pluralDMUs

Questions about DMU

What is DMU the initialism of?
DMU is the initialism of diesel multiple unit.

Words near DMU in the dictionary

  1. DMSD
  2. DMSO
  3. DMSP
  4. DMSs
  5. DMT
  6. DMU
  7. DMUs
  8. DMV
  9. DMVs
  10. DMW
  11. Dmytrivna

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Adapted from Wiktionary: DMU (page history and authors); diesel multiple unit (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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