refuelv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈfjuːəl/, U.S.

/riˈfju(ə)l/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle refuelled, (chiefly U.S.) refueled; present participle refuelling, (chiefly U.S.) refueling;

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, fuel v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + fuel v.

1. transitive. To supply with more fuel. Now chiefly spec.: to fill the fuel tank of (a car, an aircraft, etc.) again. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > to activity

revivea1513

renovatea1555

reawaken1708

refuel1792

whip1835

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [verb (transitive)] > supply with liquid fuel

petrol1902

refuel1918

to tank up1933

to top off1943

lox1961

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > test, service and store motor vehicles [verb (transitive)] > supply with petrol

gas1918

refuel1973

to tank up1978

to top off1979

1792 A. Geddes tr. Bible I. Lev. vi. 5 Every morning shall the priest refuel it with wood..the fire shall constantly burn.

1811 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) II. 567 The necessity of ever re-fuelling the moral feelings of the people.

1918 Times 19 Dec. 6/1 No aeroplane yet conceived will be able to cruise for 16 days without descending to be refuelled.

1949 Flight 11 Aug. 178/2 Either the tanker or the aircraft to be refuelled..could be fitted with the ‘probe’.

1973 D. Robinson Rotten with Honour 186 He refuelled the middle-aged Saab.

2001 Nature Photographer Summer 54/1 I have returned many times over the years..to refuel my soul and replenish my spirit.

2004 New Yorker 5 Jan. 53/1 Supertankers ply the Persian Gulf on their way to refuelling the industrial world.

2. intransitive. Of a ship, an aircraft, a car, etc.: to be supplied with or take on more fuel. Also in extended use: to take nourishment, to eat.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > get fuel [verb (intransitive)]

fuel1880

refuel1912

1912 Hearings bef. Comm. Interoceanic Canals (U.S. Senate, 62nd Congr., 2nd Sess.) 283 They would..return to Honolulu; refuel there to take the ship to San Francisco, where it would again refuel for the voyage from San Francisco to New York.

1927 C. A. Lindbergh ‘We’ iv. 59 We refueled at Hattiesburg and Mobile.

1940 N. Monks Squadrons Up! i. 18 They [sc. the pilots] dropped down to reload, refuel, and grab a sandwich.

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 5 Dec. (Financial section) 11 It is getting more like a restaurant where people can stop, rest, refuel, and purchase candy and novelties.

2006 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 6 Feb. a8/2 Two suicide bombers blew up an explosives-laden boat next to the destroyer as it refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	refuel
释义	refuelv. Brit. /ˌriːˈfjuːəl/, U.S. /riˈfju(ə)l/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle refuelled, (chiefly U.S.) refueled; present participle refuelling, (chiefly U.S.) refueling; Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, fuel v. Etymology: < re- prefix + fuel v. 1. transitive. To supply with more fuel. Now chiefly spec.: to fill the fuel tank of (a car, an aircraft, etc.) again. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > to activity revivea1513 renovatea1555 reawaken1708 refuel1792 whip1835 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [verb (transitive)] > supply with liquid fuel petrol1902 refuel1918 to tank up1933 to top off1943 lox1961 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > test, service and store motor vehicles [verb (transitive)] > supply with petrol gas1918 refuel1973 to tank up1978 to top off1979 1792 A. Geddes tr. Bible I. Lev. vi. 5 Every morning shall the priest refuel it with wood..the fire shall constantly burn. 1811 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) II. 567 The necessity of ever re-fuelling the moral feelings of the people. 1918 Times 19 Dec. 6/1 No aeroplane yet conceived will be able to cruise for 16 days without descending to be refuelled. 1949 Flight 11 Aug. 178/2 Either the tanker or the aircraft to be refuelled..could be fitted with the ‘probe’. 1973 D. Robinson Rotten with Honour 186 He refuelled the middle-aged Saab. 2001 Nature Photographer Summer 54/1 I have returned many times over the years..to refuel my soul and replenish my spirit. 2004 New Yorker 5 Jan. 53/1 Supertankers ply the Persian Gulf on their way to refuelling the industrial world. 2. intransitive. Of a ship, an aircraft, a car, etc.: to be supplied with or take on more fuel. Also in extended use: to take nourishment, to eat. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > get fuel [verb (intransitive)] fuel1880 refuel1912 1912 Hearings bef. Comm. Interoceanic Canals (U.S. Senate, 62nd Congr., 2nd Sess.) 283 They would..return to Honolulu; refuel there to take the ship to San Francisco, where it would again refuel for the voyage from San Francisco to New York. 1927 C. A. Lindbergh ‘We’ iv. 59 We refueled at Hattiesburg and Mobile. 1940 N. Monks Squadrons Up! i. 18 They [sc. the pilots] dropped down to reload, refuel, and grab a sandwich. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 5 Dec. (Financial section) 11 It is getting more like a restaurant where people can stop, rest, refuel, and purchase candy and novelties. 2006 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 6 Feb. a8/2 Two suicide bombers blew up an explosives-laden boat next to the destroyer as it refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1792
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