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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil;
[syn: diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Diesel \Diesel\, Diesel engine \Die"sel en`gine\ or Diesel motor \Die"sel mo`tor\ (d[=e]"zel). [After Dr. Rudolf Diesel, of Munich, the inventor.] A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

diesel engine n 1: an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn: diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor]