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.

To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.

present participle of diesel

Powered by a diesel engine.

simple past tense and past participle of diesel

plural of diesel

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diesel

The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel / The replacement of petrol engines with diesel engines

plural of dieselization

(US, transitive) To convert or adapt an engine to diesel fuel. / (US, transitive, rail transport) To replace steam or electric train service on a particular route or network with diesel-engined trains.