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electrodiesel

electrodiesel noun: a locomotive that can be powered either from an electricity supply or by using the onboard diesel engine.

Noun

electrodiesel (plural electrodiesels)

  1. A locomotive that can be powered either from an electricity supply or by using the onboard diesel engine.
    • Six of the locomotives will be of the "electro-diesel" type, which is entirely new to Britain. They will be built at Doncaster Works for the Southern Region. These electro-diesel locomotives are designed to operate as diesel-electric locomotives on non-electrified sidings and main lines, using...1959 November, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, page 805

Forms of electrodiesel

pluralelectrodiesels
alternative formelectro-diesel

Origin of electrodiesel

From electro- + diesel.

Questions about electrodiesel

What does electrodiesel mean?
Electrodiesel means a locomotive that can be powered either from an electricity supply or by using the onboard diesel engine.
What part of speech is electrodiesel?
Electrodiesel is a noun.
What is the plural of electrodiesel?
The plural of electrodiesel is electrodiesels.

Words near electrodiesel in the dictionary

  1. electrodialyzer
  2. electrodialyzers
  3. electrodialyzes
  4. electrodialyzing
  5. electrodic
  6. electrodiesel
  7. electrodiesels
  8. electrodiffusion
  9. electrodiffusional
  10. electrodiffusions
  11. electrodiffusive

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