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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Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
The show about Southern gas station attendants and diner waitresses ran for a year, and then refueled to go out on tour.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
Tankers are needed to refuel U.S. forces in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific—a dauntingly large geographic area.
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Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
The show about Southern gas station attendants and diner waitresses ran for a year, and then refueled to go out on tour.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
Tankers are needed to refuel U.S. forces in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific—a dauntingly large geographic area.
—Madelyn Creedon, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
Every spring, these gangly creatures migrate north to their nesting grounds in Canada and Alaska — and some make a pitstop to rest and refuel in Monte Vista.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for refuel
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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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