Definition of "diesel" []

• A diesel engine. (noun)
• A vehicle powered by a diesel engine. (noun)
• The type of gasoline designed to power a diesel engine. (noun)
• To continue running after the ignition has been turned off, as when an open throttle supplies fuel to an engine that is still sufficiently hot to ignite it. (verb-intransitive)
• To drive a diesel-powered vehicle: We dieseled through the countryside. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Produced by California startup company Amarys, this synthetic diesel is called "No Compromise Fuel.""
• "Pitch black -- hott, raw, and the fewer the lines the better for vin diesel as an actor. really liked how deadly he was with the knife."
• "The 3 diesel is even quicker, hitting 60 mph in 6.7 seconds."