refuel

ˌriːˈfjʊəl

refuelledrefuelling

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Definition of refuel - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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transportationadd more fuel to a vehicle or machine

The pilot decided to refuel the aircraft before the long flight..
The car needs to refuel before the next leg of the journey.
We had to refuel the generator during the power outage.

gas up

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Origin of refuel

Latin, re- (again) + fuel (to supply)

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fill up

transportation

refuel a vehicle's tank

truck stop

highway stop

roadside service area for truck drivers to rest and refuel

gas up

vehicle refueling

refuel a vehicle with gasoline

hydrogen station

refueling

place where hydrogen vehicles refuel

tanker plane

refueling

airplane used to refuel other aircraft in flight

coaling station

refueling

place where ships refuel with coal

gas and go

road trip

quick stop to refuel and continue driving

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French:ravitailler, ...
German:auftanken, ...
Italian:fare rifornimento, ...
Spanish:repostar, ...
Portuguese:reabastecer, ...
Chinese:加油, ...
Japanese:燃料補給する, ...
Arabic:زَوَّدَ بالوَقود, ...
Hebrew:לְתַדְלֵק, ...
Russian:заправить, ...
Ukrainian:заправити, ...
Hindi:ईंधन भरना, ...
Bengali:জ্বালানি ভরানো, ...
Catalan:repostar, ...
Czech:dotankovat, ...
Danish:tanke, ...
Dutch:bijtanken, ...
Greek:ανεφοδιάζω, ...
Hungarian:újratankolni, ...
Khmer:ចាក់ប្រេងឥន្ធនៈបន្ថែម, ...
Korean:연료를 보충하다, ...
Persian:سوخت‌گیری کردن, ...
Polish:zatankować, ...
Portuguese (BR):reabastecer, ...
Romanian:a realimenta, ...
Swedish:tanka, ...
Thai:เติมเชื้อเพลิง, ...
Turkish:yakıt almak, ...
Vietnamese:tiếp nhiên liệu, ...

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Definition of refuel - Reverso English Dictionary

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