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Diesel has several possible meanings, of which most are related to Rudolf Diesel's invention.
[edit] Technological terms related to Rudolf Diesel's engine
[edit] Diesel oil
- Lubrication oil for use in diesel engines, e.g. API CD spec.
[edit] People and Characters
- Rudolf Diesel, the German engineer who invented the Diesel engine
- Johnny Diesel, an Australian rock singer
- Vin Diesel, an American actor
- Diesel (band), Dutch band, 1981 hit Sausalito Summernights
- John "the Diesel" Riggins, an NFL football player for the Washington Redskins (1970-80s)
- Greg "Diesel" Williams, a two-time Brownlow Medallist in Australian-rules football, 1980s
- Kevin "Big Daddy Cool Diesel" Nash, and later Glen Jacobs, professional wrestlers, 1990s
- Diesel, a character from The Railway Series
- The Diesel (aka D261), another character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
[edit] Other uses
