refuelre‧fu‧el /ˌriːˈfjuːəl/ verb (past tense and past participle refuelled, present participle refuelling British English, refueled, refueling American English) 
Verb Table Examples
The plane was refuelled in Dubai.2[transitive] to make feelings, emotions, or ideas stronger: The attack refuelled fears of war.
Verb TableVERB TABLE
refuel
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | refuel |
| he, she, it | refuels | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | refuelled (BrE), refueled (AmE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have refuelled (BrE), refueled (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has refuelled (BrE), refueled (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had refuelled (BrE), refueled (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will refuel |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have refuelled (BrE), refueled (AmE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | is refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) | |
| you, we, they | are refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) |
| you, we, they | were refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has been refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been refuelling (BrE), refueling (AmE) |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Some military planes can refuel in mid-air.
- The attack refueled fears the war would begin again.
- Despite the conditions the long passage was uneventful and William Lukin was refuelled and declared ready for service again by 0800.
- It too would have to refuel in Newfoundland, giving them a twelve-hour lead.
- On lap 49 Schumacher made his sole refuelling stop and resumed 11.1sec ahead of Coulthard, who had yet to come in.
- The pilot went to the front of the plane to work the controls, and the men started to refuel the plane.
- They landed at Benina to refuel.
- When the wire has all but disappeared, it is time to land and refuel!
WORD SETS► Air
1[intransitive, transitive] to fill a plane or vehicle with fuel before continuing a journey: aerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
The plane was refuelled in Dubai.2[transitive] to make feelings, emotions, or ideas stronger: The attack refuelled fears of war.