/ Dictionary / Index D diesel-electric: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: die•sel-e•lec•tric Pronunciation: (dē'zul-i-lek'trik, -sul-), [key] — 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: diesel-electric (Thesaurus) diesel cycle diesel engine Related Content Daily Word Quiz: belligerent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language