Diesel

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Diesel has several possible meanings, of which most are related to Rudolf Diesel's invention.

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.

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

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, a 1985 film directed by Robert Kramer

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
• Shaq Diesel, 1993 rap album by Shaquille O'Neal (see below)

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"

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"
• Slang term for heroin
• Diesel Energy Drink

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