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runaway diesel

runaway diesel noun: a diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.

Noun

runaway diesel (plural runaway diesels)

  1. A diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.
  2. A runaway train with a diesel locomotive.

Synonyms of runaway diesel

Forms of runaway diesel

pluralrunaway diesels

Questions about runaway diesel

What does runaway diesel mean?
Runaway diesel means a diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.
What part of speech is runaway diesel?
Runaway diesel is a noun.
What is the plural of runaway diesel?
The plural of runaway diesel is runaway diesels.

Words near runaway diesel in the dictionary

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  6. runaway diesel
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  9. runaway diesels
  10. runaway selection
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