refuellingrefuelingn.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈfjuːəlɪŋ/, U.S.

/riˈfju(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– refueling (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– refuelling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refuel v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < refuel v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of refuel v. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid > action of fuelling with

tanking1891

refuelling1893

loxing1962

1893 Rep. Mombasa Victoria Lake Railway Surv. i. 7 in Parl. Papers 1893–4 (C. 7025) LXII. 1 An engine with a single tender could..travel 128 miles without refuelling.

1917 W. S. Churchill in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 93 A sheltered anchorage with refuelling facilities, the whole properly netted and surrounded by an extensive system of mines, will have been created.

1930 Engineering 9 May 612/1 If we permit refuelling in flight.

1978 R. Ludlum Holcroft Covenant 9 It was a refueling station never detected by Allied Intelligence.

1996 Holiday Which? Mar. 82/1 On long-haul flights.., some of the cheapest flights can take much longer because of the number of stops for refuelling and connections.

2005 Managem. Today Dec. 40/4 First-half earnings for the avionics and in-flight refuelling firm pushed revenues up 12% to £516m.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refuelling
释义	refuellingrefuelingn. Brit. /ˌriːˈfjuːəlɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈfju(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– refueling (chiefly U.S.), 1900s– refuelling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refuel v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < refuel v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of refuel v. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid > action of fuelling with tanking1891 refuelling1893 loxing1962 1893 Rep. Mombasa Victoria Lake Railway Surv. i. 7 in Parl. Papers 1893–4 (C. 7025) LXII. 1 An engine with a single tender could..travel 128 miles without refuelling. 1917 W. S. Churchill in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 93 A sheltered anchorage with refuelling facilities, the whole properly netted and surrounded by an extensive system of mines, will have been created. 1930 Engineering 9 May 612/1 If we permit refuelling in flight. 1978 R. Ludlum Holcroft Covenant 9 It was a refueling station never detected by Allied Intelligence. 1996 Holiday Which? Mar. 82/1 On long-haul flights.., some of the cheapest flights can take much longer because of the number of stops for refuelling and connections. 2005 Managem. Today Dec. 40/4 First-half earnings for the avionics and in-flight refuelling firm pushed revenues up 12% to £516m. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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