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die⋅sel-e⋅lec⋅tric

[dee-zuhl-i-lek-trik, -suhl-]
–adjective
having an electric motor powered directly by an electric generator or by batteries charged by the generator, with the generator being driven by a diesel engine: a diesel-electric locomotive.
Also, Die⋅sel-e⋅lec⋅tric.


Origin:
1920–25
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diesel-electric

noun
a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine [syn: diesel-electric locomotive
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