"diesel-electric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diesel-electric (not comparable)
  1. Describing a power system in which a diesel engine powers an electrical generator. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): dieselelektrisch (German), díosal-leictreach (Irish), diesel-elettrico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-diesel-electric-en-adj-RZOJFC1A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Noun

Forms: diesel-electrics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diesel-electric (plural diesel-electrics)
  1. (rail transport) A diesel-electric locomotive. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-diesel-electric-en-noun-cW3EUSxq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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