diesel-electric
- n a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
- The diesel-electric Yuan class boasts a Chinese-developed air-independent propulsion system that allows it to remain submerged for weeks, while Chinese Luyang destroyers and .
- And not by means of futuristic and costly nuclear-powered desalination plants, but by efficient use of simple diesel-electric engines like those that now provide power to remote .
- Conventional diesel-electric submarines spend most of their time on the surface, are long and slender with sharp bows and flat decks.