diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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Expanding training within our Shore Power program provides an approximate 25% reduction in diesel fuel consumption each year by using electric power to refrigerate delivery trucks during loading, which can take up to five hours. Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Fire officials said San Diego Fire-Rescue’s hazardous materials team was consulted as a precaution because the truck’s diesel fuel tanks had the potential to rupture, but no hazardous material spill was reported. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025 Lower costs for diesel fuel — and, by extension, lower transportation costs from farm to grocery store shelf — have helped, economists said. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 May 2025 California has the most people, the most cars, and the most air pollution of any state, even though air pollution levels have fallen steadily over the past 50 years due to tougher rules on factories, power plants, gasoline and diesel fuel blends, and emissions standards for new cars and trucks. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for diesel fuel

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Jun. 2025.

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