Synonyms for diesel
ˈdi zəl, -səldiesel

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1. Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Dieselnoun

   German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)

   Synonyms:
   diesel motor, diesel engine

2. diesel, diesel engine, diesel motornoun

   an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

   Synonyms:
   diesel motor, diesel engine

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1. • Engineer
   • Internal-combustion Engine

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1. List of paraphrases for "diesel":

   diesel-powered, diesel-fuelled, compression-ignition, diesels

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1. Roger Arnold:

   If one completely ignores the question of how the hydrogen is produced, there is no real downside, it’s all known technology, and the cost of the hydrogen fuel cells and tanks are probably less than the cost of the diesel engines and generators they’re replacing. Clean and quiet, no diesel fumes for passengers to breathe – what’s not to like?

2. Claude Turmes:

   The tactic of industry is to say that if the diesel market shrinks in Europe, the only large diesel market in the world, some EU car companies would go bust, this is a fear statement.

3. German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   We have been informed that also in Europe, vehicles with 1.6 and 2.0 litre diesel engines are affected by the manipulations that are being talked about, dEFEAT DEVICES.

4. Rand Paul:

   I ’m for trying to get the government out of the way of converting your trucks from diesel to natural gas, or from gasoline to ethanol, and try to let the marketplace take care of this, because some of these fuels are actually cheaper, too, and if they’re cheaper then people will go for a cheaper alternative that also is cleaner for the environment.

5. German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   We have been informed that also in Europe, vehicles with 1.6 and 2.0 liter diesel engines are affected by the manipulations that are being talked about.