Definitions for diesel-electric
diesel-electric
die·sel-e·lec·tric
Spelling: [dee-zuh l-i-lek-trik, -suh l-]
IPA: /ˈdi zəl ɪˈlɛk trɪk, -səl-/
Diesel-Electric is a 15 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 725 anagrams from letters in diesel-electric (-ccdeeeeiillrst).
Definitions for diesel-electric
adjective
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having an electric motor powered directly by an electric generator or by batteries charged by the generator, with the generator being driven by a diesel engine:
Origin of diesel-electric
First recorded in 1920-25
Examples for diesel-electric
Modern diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) are very hard to detect.