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diesel engine
noun
- 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.
diesel engine
noun
- a type of internal-combustion engine in which atomized fuel oil is sprayed into the cylinder and ignited by compression alone
diesel engine
/ dē′zəl /
- An internal-combustion engine in which the fuel oil is ignited by the heat of air that has been highly compressed in the cylinder, rather than by a spark. Due to the need for the engine to withstand very high pressures, diesel engines are relatively heavy; however, they are relatively fuel-efficient, especially when running at low power.
Word History and Origins
Origin of diesel engine1
Example Sentences
Huffing diesel engines rattle down quiet residential streets, despite the signs prohibiting vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds.
Beyond that, the modular nature of these platforms could let the XT carry special surveillance equipment, and power it off of either its diesel engine or its lithium batteries.
It did this to save money on the production of purportedly “clean” diesel engines.
Every major auto manufacturer now has at least one electric vehicle in production, and some—including Daimler, Volkswagen, and General Motors—have pledged to phase out the production of gas and diesel engines entirely.
The company’s technology means 80% to 90% of the diesel engine parts remain unchanged, according to Johnson.
The Diesel engine, however, actually burns oil in its liquid state.
In the meantime, others took up the work of developing the heavy oil Diesel engine for submarines.
In the Diesel engine there are no spark-plugs and no magneto: the engine fires itself without241 electrical help.
We found in the Diesel engine that when air is highly compressed it becomes very hot.
The cough of a Diesel engine exhaust and the clanking of gear told him that a ship was nearing.
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