ALL meanings of diesel engine
diesel engine
D d - noun diesel engine a compression-ignition engine in which a spray of fuel, introduced into air compressed to a temperature of approximately 1000° F (538° C), ignites at a virtually constant pressure. 2
- noun diesel engine engine in which compression ignites fuel 1
- noun diesel engine an internal combustion engine which operates using diesel fuel. 0
- noun diesel engine (rail transport) a diesel locomotive. 0
- countable noun diesel engine A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which oil is burnt by very hot air. Diesel engines are used in buses and trucks, and in some trains and cars. 0
- noun diesel engine a type of internal-combustion engine in which atomized fuel oil is sprayed into the cylinder and ignited by compression alone 0