What is the difference between vehicle and diesel?
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A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
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A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
An entity to achieve an end.
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(Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed
A vehicle powered by a diesel engine
(UK, slang) snakebite and black
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
As nouns the difference between vehicle and diesel
is that vehicle is a conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals while diesel is a fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.As a verb diesel is
to ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.vehicle
English
(wikipedia vehicle)Noun
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Synonyms
* (Hinduism) vahanHyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* long vehicle * in-vehicle * vehicularExternal links
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English
(wikipedia diesel)Noun
Verb
(en verb)- The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling .