Found 2 items, similar to Diesel motor.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: diesel motor
diesel motor
n : an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil [syn:
diesel,
diesel engine]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Diesel motor
Diesel
\Diesel\, Diesel engine
\Die"sel en`gine\ or Diesel motor
\Die"sel mo`tor\ (d[=e]"zel). [After Dr. Rudolf Diesel, of
Munich, the inventor.]
A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn
in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the
heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the
fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under
pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal
efficiency.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]