diesel fuel

noun

: a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

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That study found multiple toxic chemicals in the soil and groundwater along with three underground plumes, likely caused by diesel fuel and oil storage. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025 This process was invented in 1926 and used by Nazi Germany during WWII to manufacture diesel fuel from coal. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Transportation is dominated by petroleum products, or oil – think gasoline and diesel fuel. Kenneth J. Davis, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025 The tax would not apply to diesel fuel or electric vehicles. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

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