diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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Emergency crews worked Sunday night to contain a large spill of motor oil and diesel fuel at a trucking garage outside Butler, CNN affiliate WKRC reported. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025 That bill also includes an unrelated provision requiring a blend of biodiesel be included in diesel fuel during April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November. Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025 Iran's Revolutionary Guard has seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, accusing them of smuggling diesel fuel, according to state media. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 The Colonial Pipeline is one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure in the United States, providing nearly half the gasoline and diesel fuel consumed by the East Coast. Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025 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

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“Diesel fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel%20fuel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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