refuel
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1. refuel - Noun
2. refuel - Verb
Meaning
take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car
provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
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747 "airborne aircraft carrier" concept * 747 AAC – a Boeing study under contract from the USAF for an "airborne aircraft carrier" for up to 10 Boeing Model 985-121 " microfighters " with the ability to launch, retrieve, re-arm, and refuel.
A character may be able to drive a vehicle continuously without ever needing to refuel, or be able to sustain inexplicably high levels of injury and recover without medical attention, as a way to avoid interrupting the action.
After 1952, the airport at Cocos Islands was a stop for airline flights between Australia and South Africa, and Qantas and South African Airways stopped there to refuel.
After studying techniques used at the Indianapolis 500 and in NASCAR racing in the United States, the team were able to refuel and re-tyre the car in 14 seconds in tests ahead of the race.
Again a worrisome floatplane buzzed overhead, so the hunters trailed about seven miles behind their quarry for 51/2 hours until the plane had to depart to refuel.
An F-14D prepares to refuel with probe extended The performance of the TF30 engine became an object of criticism.