Wiktionary
a. Describing a power system in which a diesel engine powers an electrical generator
WordNet
n. a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine [syn: diesel-electric locomotive]
Usage examples of "diesel-electric".
Along the walls were mementos of the Archerfish--her christening ceremony, plaques, photographs, and even some items from her WWII namesake, the SS-311 Archerfish, a Balao-class diesel-electric sub.
The quietness meant that few people were aboard the diesel-electric train as it rumbled from the station, and Celia was glad of her solitude.
Broad doors on one end of the floor were spread open to accommodate three freight cars that were being backed down a slope by a diesel-electric locomotive painted in the blue and orange colors of the Louisiana & Southern Railroad.