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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| diesel (n., v.) |
| The i precedes the e, and the two Standard pronunciations are DEE-zul and DEE-sul. A specialized intransitive sense of the verb applies to an internal combustion engine that continues to run even after it has been turned off; the engine is said to diesel, and the phenomenon is called dieseling. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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