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refueling

refueling

21 3.2
To give fuel to a vehicle like a car or plane
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈfjuːəlɪŋ/
  • US
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  • UAVs will also have an autonomous inflight refueling capability that will extend their potential range substantially.
  • refueling tankers
  • midair refueling
  • refueling sites

Plus you can return your dollar rental car without the hassle of refuelling.

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Examples

  • To promote hydrogen cars, the company SunHydro is building solar refueling stations along the East Coast.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Listen, there's a refueling team coming to the north end of the island in three days.

  • And once we clear the atmosphere, we'll begin the refueling process.

  • "Fuel cell electric vehicles and the refueling technology are clean, safe, and ready for deployment.

    Blog text (31)
  • Chopper's refueling to fly you home.

  • Waterford 3 was scheduled to be shut down for refueling sometime in October.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Electrolysis units can be scaled for large industrial operations, individual homes, and refueling sites for vehicles.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There's an old boat refueling station at the Staten Island Ferry pier.

  • Possibilities include Hawaii becoming a mid-Pacific refueling point, shipping its own hydrogen to Oceania, other states, and Japan.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The airplane will undergo refueling before its next flight to ensure it has enough fuel.

Synonyms

fueling
vsrefueling
  • US
6 3.0

Putting a liquid that makes engines run into a vehicle like a car

is identical in meaning but uses an alternate spelling with re at the front

Antonyms

44 1.4

The act of letting liquid flow out

40 5.3

A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up

How Full

top-up
  • UK
1 3.2
refueling
  • US
21 3.2

Surface Forms

refueling singular
refuelings plural

Morphology

refueling = refuel (transparent) = re + fuel + ing

This is a standard noun-forming use of '-ing' from the verb 'refuel', with the meaning directly preserved as the act or process of refueling.

Etymology

Refueling is made from the part re- meaning 'again' and the word fuel, so it literally means 'putting fuel in again'. That's why refueling describes the act of giving a vehicle or machine more fuel, like filling a car or airplane before it continues its journey.