diesel-electric

diesel-electric
/dee"zeuhl i lek"trik, -seuhl-/, adj.
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: a diesel-electric locomotive.
[1920-25]

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