diesel engine

English

Etymology

Named after Rudolf Diesel.

Noun

diesel engine (plural diesel engines)

(automotive) an internal combustion engine which operates using diesel fuel
(rail transport) a diesel locomotive

Synonyms

diesel motor

Translations

type of engine

Czech: dieselový motor m
Danish: dieselmotor (da) c
Dutch: dieselmotor (nl)
Esperanto: dizelmotoro
Finnish: dieselmoottori (fi)
German: Dieselmotor (de) m, Diesel (de) m
Hebrew: מְנוֹעַ דִּיזֶל‎ (he) m (menoa dizel)
Japanese: ディーゼルエンジン (dīzeru-enjin)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: dieselmotor m

Nynorsk: dieselmotor m

Polish: silnik wysokoprężny m, silnik o zapłonie samoczynnym
Portuguese: motor a diesel m
Romanian: motor diesel (ro) n
Russian: ди́зельный дви́гатель m (dízelʹnyj dvígatelʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: dizel motor m
Spanish: motor diésel m
Swedish: dieselmotor (sv) c

diesel locomotive — see diesel locomotive

See also

petrol engine

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