refuel

American  

[ree-fyoo-uhl] / riˈfyu əl /

verb (used with object)

refueled, refueling, refuelled, refuelling

1. to supply again with fuel.

   to refuel an airplane.

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verb (used without object)

refueled, refueling, refuelled, refuelling

1. to take on a fresh supply of fuel.

   The plane refueled at Paris and flew on.

refuel British  

/ riːˈfjuːəl /

verb

1. to supply or be supplied with fresh fuel

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Other Word Forms

• nonrefueling
  adjective
• nonrefuelling
  adjective
• refuelable
  adjective
• unrefueled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of refuel

First recorded in 1805–15; re- + fuel

Example Sentences

Refuel and recharge at the cafe, pub, or lodge.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Other corporate partners include the All-State Foundation, Brooks, Wilson, Brine, Sports Authority and the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, whose Refuel low-fat chocolate milk was recently designated as the official drink of the MPSSAA.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2015

Shamrock Farms, a Phoenix-based milk producer, began selling its "Rockin' Refuel" muscle building milk in 2009 with added protein.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2014

Maenam is literally next door to Refuel, and is itself a cheaper-this-time reopening, in this case of a restaurant called Gastropod.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2010

"The main criticism we get is that we have trivialized scripture by putting images of girls on the same page," says Laurie Whaley, a brand manager at Thomas Nelson Inc., the Bible publisher behind Refuel.

From Time Magazine Archive