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refuel

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɹiːˈfjuːəl/
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/ɹiːˈfjuːəl/ · /ɹiːˈfjuːl/ · /ˈɹiːfjuːəl/ · /ˈɹiːfjuːl/

Definition of refuel

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To refill with fuel.
    “[…] bundle the sorted, weighed, zipcoded parcels aboard the already refueled aircraft, which speedily take off […]”
    “Guided by the Earth’s magnetic field, starlight and other biocompasses that scientists have yet to fully divine, the birds wheel over land and sea, alighting opportunistically en route to rest, preen and refuel.”
    “In his statement, Miliband said the two flights had refuelled at Diego Garcia. Each one had a single detainee on board who did not leave the aircraft.”
    “The United States refuels military jets and provides intelligence support to the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, that is trying to defeat Houthi insurgents in Yemen.”
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verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To refill with fuel.
    “[…] bundle the sorted, weighed, zipcoded parcels aboard the already refueled aircraft, which speedily take off […]”
    “Guided by the Earth’s magnetic field, starlight and other biocompasses that scientists have yet to fully divine, the birds wheel over land and sea, alighting opportunistically en route to rest, preen and refuel.”
    “In his statement, Miliband said the two flights had refuelled at Diego Garcia. Each one had a single detainee on board who did not leave the aircraft.”
    “The United States refuels military jets and provides intelligence support to the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, that is trying to defeat Houthi insurgents in Yemen.”

noun

  1. An act or instance of refilling with fuel.

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Etymology

From re- + fuel.

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