diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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The cost savings switching from diesel fuel to electric mobility is expected to total in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 Noise pollution is also a common concern, and backup generators in California burning diesel fuel and methane gas in Tennessee harming air quality for nearby communities. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 Gaza’s three large desalination plants started to fail; the Israelis had halted deliveries of diesel fuel and solar components, fearing that Hamas would redirect both to military use. Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025 On the goods side, a 10.4% surge in diesel fuel costs was a significant factor. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diesel fuel

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of diesel fuel was in 1949

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“Diesel fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20fuel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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