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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Calvert has introduced bipartisan legislation that would reduce diesel engine emissions and voted to roll back the Biden administration's WOTUS rule. —

Daniel Moore, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 Like going in and changing governor gain scheduling, for example, on a diesel engine would have a negative consequence on the emissions that [an] engine produces. —

Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024 Luckily, the train arrives with a fresh breeze, ten carriages drawn by a diesel engine, the red of the Turkish flag. —

Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024 Thor says the electric drive system doubles the available torque of a diesel engine, providing confident acceleration in highway traffic and sure, steady climbing in the mountains. —

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