diesel engine
nounEtymology Named after Rudolf Diesel. More in Wikipedia at diesel engine § History.
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Engineering, Mechanical, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
- Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine.1958 April 23, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
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Automotive, Engineering, Mechanical, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Transport, Vehicles Usually Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
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Rail transport, Railways, Transport a diesel locomotive.
- Derived terms
- runaway diesel engine
- Related terms
- petrol engine