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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 die·sel /ˈdizəl, səl/
 柴油

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Diesel, Die·sel en·gine or  Die·sel mo·tor.  A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Diesel
      n 1: German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel
           engine (1858-1913) [syn: Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf
            Christian Karl Diesel]
      2: an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn: diesel
          engine, diesel motor]