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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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
The missions were carried out by 83 separate aircraft, including intelligence-gathering planes and tankers used to refuel jets in midair.
—Natasha Bertrand, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
In some cases, aircraft crews unloaded aid in near-darkness, refueled and immediately switched to evacuation runs.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The plane was refuelling in Germany after flying from Belgrade.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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 21 Oct. 2025.
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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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