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turbodiesel

turbodiesel noun: a diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger.

Noun

turbodiesel (plural turbodiesels)

  1. A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger.
    • The Volkswagen Cross Coupe concept has a turbodiesel direct injection engine and two electric motors resulting in 157 mpg and emissions of 46 g/km CO2.2012 March 9, “Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of turbodiesel

pluralturbodiesels

Origin of turbodiesel

From turbo- + diesel.

Questions about turbodiesel

What does turbodiesel mean?
Turbodiesel means a diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger.
What part of speech is turbodiesel?
Turbodiesel is a noun.
What is the plural of turbodiesel?
The plural of turbodiesel is turbodiesels.

Words near turbodiesel in the dictionary

  1. turbocharges
  2. turbocharging
  3. turbocompressor
  4. turbocompressors
  5. turbocurarine
  6. turbodiesel
  7. turbodiesels
  8. turbodrill
  9. turbodrills
  10. turboed
  11. turboelectric

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