dieselization

English

A 1934 magazine article about a diesel locomotive.

Alternative forms

• dieselisation

Etymology

From diesel +‎ -ization.

Noun

dieselization (countable and uncountable, plural dieselizations)

1. The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel
2. The replacement of petrol engines with diesel engines
3. (rail transport) The replacement of steam (or, more rarely, electric) locomotives with diesel locomotives.
   • 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:

     Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …

Anagrams

• editionalizes