dieselization

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noun

The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel

OriginEnglish diesel ← German Diese →
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Meanings

noundieselization (countable and uncountable, plural dieselizations)

plural dieselizations · alternative dieselisation

  1. countableuncountableThe conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel
  2. countableuncountableThe replacement of petrol engines with diesel engines
  3. countableuncountablerail transportThe replacement of steam (or, more rarely, electric) locomotives with diesel locomotives.

    Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …

    1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

Origin

  1. GermanDiese
  2. Englishdiesel
  3. Englishdieselization

From diesel + -ization.

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APA

dieselization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dieselization

MLA

“dieselization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dieselization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dieselization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dieselization.

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