diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor
(noun) an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
(noun) German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diesel (countable and uncountable, plural diesels)
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
(countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
(cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
(UK, slang) Snakebite and black (a drink).
(slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.
diesel (third-person singular simple present diesels, present participle dieseling, simple past and past participle dieseled)
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
• Seidel, ediles, elides, ideles, sedile, seidel
Source: Wiktionary
22 May 2025
(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
