Diesel
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Diesel has several possible meanings, of which most are related to Rudolf Diesel's invention.
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Technological terms related to Rudolf Diesel's engine
- Diesel fuel
- Diesel engine
- Diesel cycle
- Diesel multiple unit
- Diesel exhaust
- Diesel locomotive
- Biodiesel, a fuel for diesel engines, made from vegetable oil
- Diesel oil, lubrication oil for use in diesel engines, e.g. API CD spec.
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People
- Rudolf Diesel, the German engineer who invented the Diesel engine
- Diezel Ky Braxton, the son of Toni Braxton
- Another name used by cartographer/illustrator David S. LaForce
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In film/television
- Diesel, a character from The Railway Series
- The Diesel (aka D261), another character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Vin Diesel, an American actor
- Diesel (film), a 1985 film directed by Robert Kramer
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In music
- Johnny Diesel, an Australian rock singer (born Mark Lizotte, also known simply as Diesel)
- Dieselboy, an American Darkstep Drum and Bass artist.
- Diesel (band), a Dutch band who recorded "Sausalito Summernight".
- Diesel, a Brazilian alternative rock band, later changed to Udora (band)
- Shaq Diesel, 1993 rap album by Shaquille O'Neal (see below)
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In sports
- John Riggins, an NFL football player for the Washington Redskins (1970-80s), known as John "the Diesel"
- Greg "Diesel" Williams, a two-time Brownlow Medallist in Australian-rules football, 1980s
- Kevin Nash, professional wrestler who performed under the gimmick "Diesel" from 1993-1996
- Glenn Jacobs, professional wrestler who performed under Nash's "Diesel" gimmick for a short-lived 1996 revival; also known as "Fake Diesel"
- Shaquille O'Neal, Phoenix Suns center known as "The Big Diesel", among other nicknames
- Joe Riggs, a mixed martial artist nicknamed "Diesel"
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Other uses
- Diesel, a game engine.
- Diesel S.p.A., a clothing company based in Molvena, Italy
- Diesel Sweeties, the webcomic
- Snakebite (Beer cocktail), some varieties of which are called "Diesel"
- Diesel, a brand name for 190 proof grain alcohol similar to, but less expensive than, the well-known brand Everclear
- Slang term for heroin
- Slang term for muscular
- Diesel Energy Drink
- A brand of aftershave
- An illegal, highly vicious version of street hockey in the webcomic "Templar, Arizona"
- A strain of cannabis, with many variations
- A brand of sunglasses
- A slang term used in the Midwest for Budweiser beer
- A drink that is 50% beer and 50% coca-cola in Germany
- DIESEL, a programming language
- A club and bar on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Southside neighborhood.
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