runaway diesel

noun

A diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.

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runaway diesel engine
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Meanings

nounrunaway diesel (plural runaway diesels)

plural runaway diesels

  1. automotiveA diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.

    Synonyms: runaway diesel engine

  2. rail transportA runaway train with a diesel locomotive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.

Similar
runaway diesel engine
Also see
runaway diesel engine
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APA

runaway diesel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runaway%20diesel

MLA

“runaway diesel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runaway%20diesel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runaway diesel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runaway%20diesel.

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