dieseldom

English

Etymology

From diesel +‎ -dom.

Noun

dieseldom (uncountable)

1. (rail transport, uncommon, literary) the state of being dieselised, or having achieved dieselisation with the introduction of diesel locomotives.
   • 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:

     The Texas J1's were eminently satisfactory, but the railroad's disinclination to buy anybody else's ideas was expressed in a rash of duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 and 4-4-6-4 engines after the war. Their theory was admirable but their performance hastened the day of dieseldom.

   • 2002, Monon: The Hoosier Line‎^[1], by Gary W. Dolzall and Stephen F. Dolzall, Indiana University Press, →ISBN:

     The Alco C-628s had arrived, and the Hoosier Line entered the big leagues of dieseldom.

Anagrams

• melodised