diesel engine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which air is compressed to a temperature sufficiently high to ignite fuel injected into the cylinder where the combustion and expansion actuate a piston
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Adding to the urgency for buying the replacement is that this is the last year for that generation of diesel engine.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The Japanese truck and engine manufacturer was charged with fraud in US District Court in Detroit for unlawfully selling 105,000 heavy-duty diesel engines in the United States from 2010 through 2022 that did not meet emissions standards.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
This system comprises twin diesel engines that drive two controllable pitch propellers through individual gearboxes, that are fitted with units for electric propulsion or to generate electrical energy to operate the vessel.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
It gets upgraded with a more powerful 168-hp 2.0-liter diesel engine and nine-speed automatic transmission as standard.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
The Japanese truck and engine manufacturer was charged with fraud in US District Court in Detroit for unlawfully selling 105,000 heavy-duty diesel engines in the United States from 2010 through 2022 that did not meet emissions standards.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
This system comprises twin diesel engines that drive two controllable pitch propellers through individual gearboxes, that are fitted with units for electric propulsion or to generate electrical energy to operate the vessel.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
It gets upgraded with a more powerful 168-hp 2.0-liter diesel engine and nine-speed automatic transmission as standard.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Diesel engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20engine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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