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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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.
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Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were expected to refuel on Howland in July 1937, but never arrived.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Not least because the SpaceX rocket that will take them to the surface must refuel in Earth orbit before heading to the Moon, where astronauts will then board the landing system.
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Air quality alerts can be accompanied by various calls to action depending on the specific concern, with residents sometimes being advised to avoid refueling their cars or being asked to avoid driving or carpool instead.
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Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were expected to refuel on Howland in July 1937, but never arrived.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Not least because the SpaceX rocket that will take them to the surface must refuel in Earth orbit before heading to the Moon, where astronauts will then board the landing system.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Air quality alerts can be accompanied by various calls to action depending on the specific concern, with residents sometimes being advised to avoid refueling their cars or being asked to avoid driving or carpool instead.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for refuel
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“Refuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refuel. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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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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