: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
Examples of diesel fuel in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebMartin points to the diesel fuel used to power equipment on certain fish farms as a major source of aquaculture’s environmental impact.—Frida Garza / Grist, Quartz, 17 June 2024 The camp that drilled a borehole for scientific research in 2018 required thousands of gallons of diesel fuel.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024 Some buses with diesel fuel engines also have a defect that allows too much diesel fuel in the engine, a fire risk, according to reporting from a group of N.C. news outlets.—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2024 Roughly 100 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled, according to WHAM-TV in Rochester.—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for diesel fuel
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