- diesel-electric
- adjective
Date: 1914
of, relating to, or employing a diesel engine for driving an electric generator or for charging batteries <a diesel-electric locomotive> <diesel-electric submarines>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
diesel-electric
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diesel-electric locomotive — noun a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine • Syn: ↑diesel electric • Hypernyms: ↑diesel locomotive * * * noun also diesel electric or … Useful english dictionary
diesel-electric — die′sel elec′tric adj. mac having an electric motor powered directly by a diesel driven generator or by the batteries it charges • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
diesel-electric — adjective Describing a power system in which a diesel engine powers an electrical generator … Wiktionary
diesel-electric — /dizəl əˈlɛktrɪk/ (say deezuhl uh lektrik) adjective having a motor powered by electricity produced by a generator powered by a diesel engine …
