diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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And given that the overwhelming bulk of goods delivered to Connecticut come by trucks, which chiefly rely on diesel fuel, changes in that tax can impact the prices of groceries, clothing, medications and a wide variety of other items. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025 Cleanup efforts are continuing July 2 in Hartford, two days after a train derailed, injuring three people and spilling thousands of gallons of diesel fuel in the city’s industrial park. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025 Cons: Green methanol has a lower flash point than diesel fuel, and the vapors are noxious. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 June 2025 So a good crop this year won’t even pay the interest due, much less seed, fertilizer, diesel fuel, labor or other variable costs. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 6 July 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 22 Jul. 2025.

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