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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act or instance of refilling with fuel.

Verb

1. 1
   To refill with fuel. ambitransitive

   "[…] bundle the sorted, weighed, zipcoded parcels aboard the already refueled aircraft, which speedily take off […]"

2. 2
   take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car wordnet
3. 3
   provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

coaldetonateexplodefeedfill upfuel

Example

More examples

"We need to stop here and refuel."

Etymology

From re- + fuel.

Related phrases

hot refuelhot refuel

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