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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The first power outage occurred after a crew member mistakenly closed an exhaust damper while conducting maintenance, causing one of the ship’s diesel engines to stall, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said in their preliminary report.
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Lea Skene, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Lea Skene, Fortune, 15 May 2024
But instead of the roar of a diesel engine, the cab filled with the gentle hum of an electric motor.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Diesel engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20engine. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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