Etymology

turbodiesel

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Today it means: A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger. Full definition →

English diesel ← German Diese
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The story

  1. Englishturbo-
  2. GermanDiese
  3. Englishdiesel
  4. English todayturbodiesel

From turbo- + diesel.

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