Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense refuels, present participle refuelling, past tense, past participle refuelledregional note: in AM, use refueling, refueled
verb
When an aircraft or other vehicle refuels or when someone refuels it, it is filled with more fuel so that it can continue its journey.
His plane stopped in France to refuel. [VERB]
The airline's crew refuelled the plane. [VERB noun]
refuellinguncountable noun
...in-flight refuelling of Tornados. [+ of]
refuel in British English
(riːˈfjuːəl)
verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US-els, -eling or -eled
to supply or be supplied with fresh fuel
refuel in American English
(riˈfjuəl; riˈfjul)
verb transitiveWord forms: reˈfueled or reˈfuelled, reˈfueling or reˈfuelling
1.
to supply again with fuel
verb intransitive
2.
to take on a fresh supply of fuel
Examples of 'refuel' in a sentence
refuel
They play a vital role in directing fast jets and refuelling other aircraft around the air space above the warzone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Bomb dropped, the two jets flew back to the tanker to refuel and then returned to their kill box.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But the sea swell rapidly grew so strong that the refuelling operation had to be abandoned.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Last year they tried to spice it up by not allowing the ten fastest cars to refuel between practice and the race.
The Sun (2008)
They might have to sign a weaker memorandum of understanding on air refuelling tankers, instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In an ideal and organised world, the motorist would be sensible enough to refuel his car before joining a motorway.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In the case of air refuelling tankers, the French are doing us a favour.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He added: 'We are also looking into other areas such as refuelling planes.
The Sun (2010)
Stopping precisely in the right place, where support vehicles and refuelling facilities are positioned, is paramount.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
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British English: refuel /riːˈfjuːəl/ VERB
When an aircraft or other vehicle refuels, it is filled with more fuel so that it can continue its journey.