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refuel

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re·fu·el  (r-fyl)
v. re·fu·eled also re·fu·elled, re·fu·el·ing also re·fu·el·ling, re·fu·els also re·fu·els
v.tr.
To supply again with fuel.
v.intr.
To take on a fresh supply of fuel.

refuel [riːˈfjuːəl]
vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled
to supply or be supplied with fresh fuel
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.refuel - provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars
fuel - provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
2.refuel - take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car
fuel - take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
Translations
refuel [ˈriːˈfjʊəl]
A. VI [tank, plane] → repostar
B. VTllenar de combustible; [+ speculation] → renovar, volver a despertar

refuel [ˌriːˈfjuːəl]
vi [aircraft] → se ravitailler en carburant
The plane stops in Boston to refuel → L'avion s'arrête à Boston pour se ravitailler en carburant.
vt [+ aircraft] → ravitailler en carburant

refuel
vtiauftanken

refuel [ˌriːˈfjʊəl]
1. virifornirsi di carburante, fare rifornimento (di carburante)

refuel
v refuel [riːˈfjuəl]
to supply (an aeroplane etc) with more fuel The plane has to be refuelled every thousand miles; The plane stopped to refuel. brandstof aanvul يُزَوِّد بالوُقود зареждам отново с гориво doplnit pohonné látky; tankovat fylde brændstof på auftanken εφοδιάζω με καύσιμα reabastecer tankima سوخت گیری مجدد کردن tankata ravitailler (en carburant) לְתַדלֵק ईंधन लेना ponovno opskrbiti gorivom üzemanyagot vesz fel menambah bahan bakar bæta eldsneyti á (rifornire di carburante) 補給する 연료를 보급하다 papildyti degalais papildināt degvielas krājumus mengisi minyak bijtanken fylle drivstoff powtórnie tankować reabastecer(-se) a realimenta (cu combus­tibil) дозаправить(ся) doplniť pohonné látky, natankovať oskrbeti z gorivom napuniti gorivom tanka, fylla på bränsle ใส่เชื้อเพลิง yakıt almak, yakıt ikmali yapmak 補充燃料 дозаправлятися دوبارہ ایندھن لینا tiếp nhiên liệu

refuel يُزود بوقود إضافي natankovat tanke op auftanken ανεφοδιάζω repostar tankata faire le plein ponovo opskrbiti gorivom rifornire di carburante 燃料を補給する 연료를 보급하다 bijtanken tanke opp znów zatankować reabastecer дозаправиться tanka เติมเชื้อเพลิง yakıt ikmali yapmak tiếp nhiên liệu 补给燃料


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By allowing fighters, bombers, cargo planes and other aircraft to refuel without landing, they greatly extend the operational range of U.
Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- A joint test by NASA and the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency demonstrated it is possible to refuel pilotless drones in flight, allowing them to fly farther and longer, officials said.
For example, a Rand Corporation study concluded that tanker requirements could be reduced from 17 percent to 50 percent depending upon specific warfighting scenarios if a tanker has the capability to refuel simultaneously two aircraft with the probe and drogue method.
 
 
 
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