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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Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
The mission is the latest potential application for Blue Origin's developmental Blue Ring satellite, a spacecraft platform designed to refuel, transport and host smaller satellites for missions in Earth orbit and beyond.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Riders refuel their motorbikes at a gas station in Hongdae district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Several of the cruise lines that call Port Canaveral home use LNG, but they get refueled in ship-to-ship transfers.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
The mission is the latest potential application for Blue Origin's developmental Blue Ring satellite, a spacecraft platform designed to refuel, transport and host smaller satellites for missions in Earth orbit and beyond.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Riders refuel their motorbikes at a gas station in Hongdae district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Several of the cruise lines that call Port Canaveral home use LNG, but they get refueled in ship-to-ship transfers.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Refuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refuel. Accessed 1 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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