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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The family from Huntsville, Alabama, was traveling from the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina to Huntsville, officials said, and had stopped in Union County, South Carolina to refuel.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
As gas prices soared in California last month, Irvine resident Marc Tan realized his Mercedes SUV was getting too expensive to refuel.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Today, some hybrid cars are capable of traveling for over 600 miles before needing to refuel, while 300 miles of driving range is considered high for EVs by modern standards.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Its cockpit windows are unusually small, likely a trade-off between pilot visibility during refueling and minimizing radar cross-section.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
As gas prices soared in California last month, Irvine resident Marc Tan realized his Mercedes SUV was getting too expensive to refuel.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Today, some hybrid cars are capable of traveling for over 600 miles before needing to refuel, while 300 miles of driving range is considered high for EVs by modern standards.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Its cockpit windows are unusually small, likely a trade-off between pilot visibility during refueling and minimizing radar cross-section.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 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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