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dieselization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree German Dieselbor. English diesel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English dieselization From diesel + -ization.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel
2. (countable, uncountable) The replacement of petrol engines with diesel engines
3. (countable, uncountable) The replacement of steam (or, more rarely, electric) locomotives with diesel locomotives.
   • Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization … 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:

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