Dieseldom

Quick meaning: Dieseldom is a noun meaning (rail transport, uncommon, literary) the state of being dieselised, or having achieved dieselisation with the introduction of diesel locomotives.

Meaning

(rail transport, uncommon, literary) the state of being dieselised, or having achieved dieselisation with the introduction of diesel locomotives.

Example Sentences

The Alco C-628s had arrived, and the Hoosier Line entered the big leagues of dieseldom.

The Texas J1's were eminently satisfactory, but the railroad's disinclination to buy anybody else's ideas was expressed in a rash of duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 and 4-4-6-4 engines after the war. Their theory was admirable but their performance hastened the day of dieseldom.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include diesel, dieseline, semidiesel, dieselpunk, derv, turbodiesel.

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