diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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Huff removed the gas tank, doused it in diesel fuel, and set ablaze. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Authorities have not identified the substance, but some of the poison sites give off a striking odor of diesel fuel. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The attacks have also led Russia to ban diesel fuel exports – which, before 2022, supplied half of Europe’s diesel. — Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026 Dangerous tides Contraband fuel To avoid taxes and high import fees, gasoline and diesel fuel legally purchased in the United States is being smuggled into Mexico. — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diesel fuel

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of diesel fuel was in 1949

Rhymes for diesel fuel

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diesel-engined
diesel fuel
dieseling
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