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diesel engine

noun

a compression-ignition engine in which a spray of fuel, introduced into air compressed to a temperature of approximately 1000° F (538° C), ignites at a virtually constant pressure.

diesel engine

a type of internal-combustion engine in which atomized fuel oil is sprayed into the cylinder and ignited by compression alone

diesel engine

/ dē′zəl /

An internal-combustion engine in which the fuel oil is ignited by the heat of air that has been highly compressed in the cylinder, rather than by a spark. Due to the need for the engine to withstand very high pressures, diesel engines are relatively heavy; however, they are relatively fuel-efficient, especially when running at low power.

First recorded in 1890–95

The Diesel engine, however, actually burns oil in its liquid state.

In the meantime, others took up the work of developing the heavy oil Diesel engine for submarines.

In the Diesel engine there are no spark-plugs and no magneto: the engine fires itself without241 electrical help.

We found in the Diesel engine that when air is highly compressed it becomes very hot.

The cough of a Diesel engine exhaust and the clanking of gear told him that a ship was nearing.

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