: an internal combustion engine in which air is compressed to a temperature sufficiently high to ignite fuel injected into the cylinder where the combustion and expansion actuate a piston
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Recent Examples on the WebThat's a 121 horsepower and 61-pound-foot improvement over the outgoing diesel engine. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 July 2022 Electric bus motors have about 20 parts, compared with 2,000 in a diesel engine, and require far fewer maintenance steps such as regular fluid changes. Andrea Marpillero-colomina, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 Two battery units of 90KVA are set up on trucks, which are charged by a diesel engine. Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022 Unlike its predecessor, the 2023 Colorado no longer offers a V-6 and a diesel engine. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 28 July 2022 Frost Town occupies the same footprint as the old diesel engine repair shop that had stood there since the 1970s. Emma Balter, Chron, 27 June 2022 The diesel engine returned a solid 28 mpg highway (compared with the available V-8′s 20). Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 May 2022 It can be used for almost any new or old diesel engine. Steven Savage, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 The diesel engine charges the lithium-ion battery while in use, with a full charge delivered within 30 minutes. Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2022 See More