DIESEL MOTOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

Synonyms:

diesel; diesel engine; diesel motor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("diesel motor" is a kind of...):

ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)

Holonyms ("diesel motor" is a part of...):

diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)

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