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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Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Airport officials say the plane – which had stopped to refuel in Bangor — went through the standard de-icing process and got in line with other jets that took off safely, the AP reported.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The current Air Force One models are VC-25s, military versions of the Boeing 747-200B, specially suited for the president, including special electronic, communications, and security equipment and the ability to refuel in flight.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
The former produced the latter, which in turn refueled the former, and so on.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
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Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Airport officials say the plane – which had stopped to refuel in Bangor — went through the standard de-icing process and got in line with other jets that took off safely, the AP reported.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The current Air Force One models are VC-25s, military versions of the Boeing 747-200B, specially suited for the president, including special electronic, communications, and security equipment and the ability to refuel in flight.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
The former produced the latter, which in turn refueled the former, and so on.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Refuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refuel. Accessed 2 Feb. 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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