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DIESEL-ELECTRIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diesel-electric mean?
• DIESEL-ELECTRIC (noun)
The noun DIESEL-ELECTRIC has 1 sense:
1. a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
Familiarity information: DIESEL-ELECTRIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
diesel-electric; diesel-electric locomotive
Hypernyms ("diesel-electric" is a kind of...):
diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)
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