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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But during a long day on the slopes, we’re never opposed to warming up our toes and refueling in the lodge.
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Lizzy Rosenberg, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
SpaceX has yet to conduct a mission to orbit or test out how Starship will rendezvous with another vehicle for refueling in space, a maneuver the company must perfect to supply the vehicle with enough fuel to get to the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
At the same time, T-Mobile is working to deploy and refuel portable generators to keep its network online.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The gains helped refuel the belief that the postelection rally is back in full gear following a brief breather.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lizzy Rosenberg, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
SpaceX has yet to conduct a mission to orbit or test out how Starship will rendezvous with another vehicle for refueling in space, a maneuver the company must perfect to supply the vehicle with enough fuel to get to the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
At the same time, T-Mobile is working to deploy and refuel portable generators to keep its network online.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The gains helped refuel the belief that the postelection rally is back in full gear following a brief breather.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 25 Nov. 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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