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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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments Officials at NASA, however, have more recently indicated that SpaceX at least plans to ramp up Starship development this year, completing missions that will show how the spacecraft can be refueled once in orbit.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The commission also warned that flames can jet out of the container when refueling a pit with an active fire.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Sheth’s other picks to refuel while exploring this western strip of the city are OG natural wine joint Ruby Wine and the adjacent complementary Alimentari Aurora, and Plow on 18th Street for daytime meals.
—Jessica Ritz, AFAR Media, 10 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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