Dieseldom

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    the state of being dieselised, or having achieved dieselisation with the introduction of diesel locomotives. literary, uncommon, uncountable

    "The Texas J1's were eminently satisfactory, but the railroad's disinclination to buy anybody else's ideas was expressed in a rash of duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 and 4-4-6-4 engines after the war. Their theory was admirable but their performance hastened the day of dieseldom."

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"The Texas J1's were eminently satisfactory, but the railroad's disinclination to buy anybody else's ideas was expressed in a rash of duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 and 4-4-6-4 engines after the war. Their theory was admirable but their performance hastened the day of dieseldom."

Etymology

From diesel + -dom.

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diesel locomotive

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