Definition of refuel
: to provide with additional fuel
: to take on additional fuel
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Examples of refuel in a Sentence
The crew refueled the airplane.
The airplane landed to refuel.
Recent Examples of refuel from the Web
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The two X-47Bs unveiled in 2011 were the first unmanned aircraft to autonomously take off and land on an aircraft carrier and the first uninhabited aircraft to autonomously refuel in-flight.
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Previously, all flights between Australia and Britain had stopped at least once enroute to refuel.
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Previous flights between Australia and Britain stopped at least once to refuel.
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The crew was planning to refuel in Juneau and assess weather conditions before attempting a search.
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The aircraft, which once refueled military fighter planes in midair, and saw duty with the Ohio Air National Guard from 1963-1968, had been mothballed in Arizona for nearly 40 years before it was purchased last year by the I-X Center.
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Now imagine trying to refuel the International Space Station, and all the bits and bobs associated with that act.
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Syed has unsuccessfully appealed his conviction before, but Serial’s breakout success helped refuel public interest in his case.
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Launched in May 1910, the ship was designed to refuel the Navy fleet — work both grueling and dangerous.
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First Known Use of refuel
1811
REFUEL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of refuel for English Language Learners
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: to add fuel to (an airplane, a truck, etc.)
REFUEL Defined for Kids
Definition of refuel for Students
refueled;
refueling
: to provide with or take on more fuel
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