Diesel
Diesel noun - An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil.
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Synonyms for Diesel
Locomotive and diesel are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Locomotive" with "Diesel", this nouns are similar.
Locomotive
Locomotive noun - A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
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Synonyms for Locomotive
Diesel and locomotive are semantically related in machine moving vehicle topic. You can use "Diesel" instead a noun "Locomotive".
Nearby Word: locomotion
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Sim City 4 had three different trains: a freight and passenger train which were pulled by modern diesel locomotives and another freight train pulled by a locomotive that resembles "The General".
Source: Steam Never Dies - It was a steam locomotive that didn't look like one at all but rather like an early diesel.
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Most modern diesel locomotives can be seen as Replacement Scrappies to fans of older locomotive models.
Source: Replacement Scrappy
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