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单词 refueller
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refuellerrefuelern.

Brit. /ˌriːˈfjuːələ/, U.S. /riˈfju(ə)lər/
Forms: 1900s– refueler (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– refueller.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refuel v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < refuel v. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier fueller n.
1. A person who refuels something (typically an aircraft). Also: a person who operates something (typically an aircraft) that refuels others.
ΚΠ
1929 Los Angeles Times 3 Jan. ii. 2/3 (heading) Catapult refueler disqualified by accident.
1953 Soviet Stud. 4 441/1 Assistant Brigade Leader..Refueller..Water-carrier [etc.].
1978 Facts on File (Nexis) 1 Dec. About 2,000 oil tanker drivers and aircraft refuelers went out on a nationwide strike.
2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 30 Aug. ii. 10/1 He worked for Trans World Airlines Inc. in Chicago as a refueler.
2. A vessel, aircraft, etc. designed to refuel another.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > others spec.
weir-boat1436
monkey boat1813
night boat1839
commodore1847
sneak-boat1850
pitch-boat1867
press boat1870
love boat1913
patrol craft1919
refueller1929
gin palace1949
bumboat1972
1929 Oxnard (Calif.) Daily Courier 4 Jan. 1/7 The San Diego supply ship leaves that section to be stationed with its sister refueller..at Van Nuys.
1956 Flight 17 Aug. 261/1 (title) Testing refueller filters.
2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Jan. (Central ed.) a4/2 It's planning to buy aerial refuelers that would extend the range of Japanese fighters.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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