diesel-electric

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

diesel-electric (not comparable)

  1. Describing a power system in which a diesel engine powers an electrical generator.

Translations[edit]

Translations

Noun[edit]

diesel-electric (plural diesel-electrics)

  1. (rail transport) A diesel-electric locomotive.
    • 2021 June 30, David Clough, “Brush: a UK rail icon”, in RAIL, number 934, page 55:
      Brush supplied shunters to industrial clients, but the first significant main line order came from the Ceylon Government Railway in 1950 for 25 diesel-electrics.

References[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=diesel-electric&oldid=77946289"