turbodiesel

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noun

A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger.

OriginEnglish diesel ← German Diese →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounturbodiesel (plural turbodiesels)

plural turbodiesels

  1. A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger.

    The Volkswagen Cross Coupe concept has a turbodiesel direct injection engine and two electric motors resulting in 157 mpg and emissions of 46 g/km CO2.

    2012 March 9, “Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Englishturbo-
  2. GermanDiese
  3. Englishdiesel
  4. Englishturbodiesel

From turbo- + diesel.

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APA

turbodiesel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbodiesel

MLA

“turbodiesel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbodiesel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turbodiesel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbodiesel.

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