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  • 1engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …

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  • 2Diesel engine — Diesel engines in a museum Diesel generator on an oil tanker …

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  • 3Engine cooling — is cooling an engine, typically using either air or liquid.OverviewHeat engines generate mechanical power by extracting energy from heat flows, much as a water wheel extracts mechanical power from a flow of mass falling through a distance.… …

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  • 4Diesel fuel — Diesel oil redirects here. Sometimes diesel oil is used to mean lubricating oil for diesel engines. Diesel fuel (  / …

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  • 5Diesel exhaust — A diesel powered truck emitting sooty exhaust gas while starting its engine. Diesel exhaust (known as clag when emitted by diesel locomotives, or diesel engine emissions in scientific papers) is the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. In diesel… …

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  • 6The Railway Stories — are a series of audio adaptations of The Railway Series books by the Rev. W Awdry and his son Christopher.Nearly all of the 40 books in the series has been recorded by one of five different narrators: Johnny Morris, William Rushton, Ted Robbins,… …

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  • 7Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… …

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  • 8Diesel locomotive — Three styles of diesel locomotive body: cab unit, hood unit and box cab. These locomotives are operated by Pacific National in Australia …

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  • 9Diesel multiple unit — Multiple unit trains Subtypes Electric multiple unit Diesel multiple unit Push–pull train Technology Multiple unit train control By Country …

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  • 10Diesel motorcycle — A diesel motorcycle is a motorcycle with a diesel engine. As of December 2006, several companies produce diesel motorcycles. With a traditionally poor power to weight ratio, diesel engines are generally unsuited for use on a motorcycle which… …

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