diesels
Heavy truck powerplants
Diesels is the plural of diesel, referring to multiple diesel engines, vehicles, or instances of diesel fuel.
A car rental lot might have a few diesels available.
The word also serves as a verb form: The locomotive diesels through the mountain pass, though this use is uncommon.
Minute airborne solids or droplets
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- exhaustUse up entirely
- ureaNitrogenous metabolic waste compound
scrubber · opacity · pollution · sulfur · regulations · tailpipe · regeneration
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- turbochargedEngine with forced induction
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- four-strokeEngine completing cycle in four stages
- injectorMechanism forcing substances inward
turbocharger · intercooler · crankshaft · camshaft · piston · block · sump · mechanical
Plant-based motor fuel
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- distillateCondensed purified substance
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
crude · biofuel · pump · jerry-can · tank · additive · winterization · gelling
Low rolling sound
- clatterLoud rattling noise
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- knockStrike-produced sound
- rattleShaking sound maker
throb · growl · chug · drone · runaway · rev · purr · vibration
Large freight truck
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- freightGoods being transported
- long-haulCovering great distances
haulage · flatbed · reefer · freightliner · mack · bobtail · tanker · owner-operator
Distance traveled by vehicle
- economySystem of trade and production
- torqueRotational force measurement
- turbochargingForced air compression
- intercoolingHeat removal between compressor stages
overdrive · boost · tuning · chip · remap · performance · output
particulates
Minute airborne solids or droplets
urea · scrubber · opacity · pollution · sulfur · regulations · tailpipe · regeneration
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- turbochargedEngine with forced induction
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- four-strokeEngine completing cycle in four stages
injector · turbocharger · intercooler · crankshaft · camshaft · piston · block · sump · mechanical · marine
biodiesel
Plant-based motor fuel
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- distillateCondensed purified substance
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
refinery · crude · biofuel · pump · jerry-can · tank · additive · winterization · gelling · lubricity
rumble
Low rolling sound
rattle · throb · growl · chug · drone · runaway · rev · purr · vibration · distinctive
semi
Large freight truck
- eighteen-wheelerLarge cargo transport vehicle
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- freightGoods being transported
long-haul · haulage · flatbed · reefer · freightliner · mack · bobtail · tanker · owner-operator · truckstop
mileage
Distance traveled by vehicle
- economySystem of trade and production
- torqueRotational force measurement
- turbochargingForced air compression
intercooling · overdrive · boost · tuning · chip · remap · performance · output
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
crane · dumptruck · grader · compactor · harvester · tractor · forklift · earthmover · dozer · crawler
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- European CarsAudi, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, Lamborghini
- fuel efficiencyfuel economy, gas mileage, fuel consumption, efficiency rating, fuel saving
- ship designship design, deck plans, stability, buoyancy, ship construction
dieselselectrics
Electrical system components
electric vehicles · EVs · battery-powered · hybrids · electric motors
- diesel engineSparkless internal combustion motor
- diesel fuelCompression-ignition engine petroleum
- Vin Diesel
- diesel truckCompression-ignition powered hauler
- diesel exhaustCombustion byproduct from compression-ignition engines
- diesel fumesCombustion byproduct from trucks