diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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Dwindling supplies and the soaring prices of such items as diesel fuel to power the presses have pushed the cost of olive oil production beyond what many Gaza farmers can afford. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024 Put another way, hydrogen can be an alternative for large vehicles now powered by diesel fuel. Bill Koenig, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Both saddle tanks also came off the truck, spilling diesel fuel onto the highway. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024 Refiners buy oil from producers and turn it into gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil and other end products. Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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