DIESEL MOTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diesel motor mean? 

• DIESEL MOTOR (noun)
  The noun DIESEL MOTOR has 1 sense:

1. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

  Familiarity information: DIESEL MOTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIESEL MOTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

diesel; diesel engine; diesel motor

Hypernyms ("diesel motor" is a kind of...):

ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)

Holonyms ("diesel motor" is a part of...):

diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)