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fuelling, vbl. n.|ˈfjuːəlɪŋ|
[f. fuel v. + -ing1.]
The action of laying in, or furnishing with, fuel; supply or storage of fuel. Also attrib. and transf.
192119th Cent. June 1063 At each port, facilities for fuelling and for receiving the various supplies which a fleet requires must..be forthcoming. Ibid. 1068 There are numerous minor ports available as temporary fuelling bases. 1927Glasgow Herald 14 July 11 The broad Imperial development of the science of fuelling. 1949W. G. Moore Dict. Geogr. (1950) 67 Fuelling station, a port, or a repository within a port, which supplies fuel in the form of coal or oil to ocean-going vessels, which are unable to carry enough in their bunkers for their complete voyage. 1971Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Business Section) 28 Mar. 6/7 The outlook for commerce is delicately poised between dampening factors..and the fuelling factors—salary increases and expected price rises. |