refuel
verb
re·fu·el
(ˌ)rē-ˈfyü(-ə)l 
refueled; refueling; refuels
: to provide with additional fuel
: to take on additional fuel
Examples of refuel in a Sentence
The crew refueled the airplane.
The airplane landed to refuel.
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With an ability to carry a payload of 70,000, a range of 8,000 miles and the ability to be refueled in mid-air, the craft has been heavily used during the country’s armed conflicts from the Vietnam War to the Gulf and Iraq wars.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Hydrogen is produced elsewhere, compressed, stored, transported, and then refuelled into the vehicle.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Those were snapped up immediately following their release on an official messaging app channel, and motorists lined up for hours, waiting to refuel.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The plane continued traveling to Munich after refueling.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Hydrogen is produced elsewhere, compressed, stored, transported, and then refuelled into the vehicle.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Those were snapped up immediately following their release on an official messaging app channel, and motorists lined up for hours, waiting to refuel.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The plane continued traveling to Munich after refueling.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for refuel
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“Refuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refuel. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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refuel
verb
re·fu·el
(ˈ)rē-ˈfyü-əl
: to provide with or take on more fuel
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