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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At area gas stations, drivers scraped ice from windshields while refueling.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
At area gas stations, drivers scraped ice from windshields while refueling.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
To support Artemis, SpaceX plans to launch multiple Starships that would be able to refuel while in orbit and to send a modified Starship lander to the lunar surface.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 26 Dec. 2025
Where to Eat and Drink For a humble hamlet, Long Lake has more than enough places to refuel.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
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. 2025.
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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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