litre of diesel

collocation in English

meaningsoflitreanddiesel

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litre
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.tər/us
/ˈliː.t̬ɚ/
a unit for measuring the volume of a liquid or a gas, equal to 1,000 ...
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diesel
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.zəl/us
/ˈdiː.zəl/
a type of heavy oil used ...
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(Definition oflitreanddieselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The truth is that the price of alitreofdieselhas risen by 7p since the general election.
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With a limit of 147 grams, which is the equivalent of 5.6 litres of diesel, vehicles will produce less pollution.
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He also told me that a fire has occurred, and a spillage of ethylene and 100 litres of diesel oil, which have polluted the river.
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Some 30,000 litres of diesel are stored on the site, and liquid propane gas is stored there inappropriately.
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He buys 4.5 million litres of diesel a year, and the difference on that is more than £1.3 million.
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It is estimated that we shall use 4 million litres of diesel extract per year.
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For example, in my constituency, for £100 one can buy 139 litres of diesel, but if one goes a mile down the road one can buy 229 litres.
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These together will shortly have achieved a saving of more than 6.5 million cubic metres of gas, which is equivalent to rather more than 4 million litres of diesel oil.
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This represents a saving of 420,000 litres of diesel fuel and 1550 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
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It is expected that the wind farm will replace 1.6 million litres of diesel fuel.
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This represents a saving of 420,000 litres of diesel fuel and 1550 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
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It delivers over 5 million litres of diesel and aviation fuels to a wide range of operational locations each month.
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This is expected to save up to 100,000 litres of diesel fuel per year.
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