refueling

indénombrable

The activity of supplying or taking on fuel, typically for vehicles, aircraft, or machinery.

• 🇫🇷Action de fournir ou de remplir de carburant, généralement pour des véhicules, des avions ou des machines.

1. Fuel replenishment B1 formal

   The process of supplying or taking on fuel, especially for vehicles, aircraft, or ships.

   • The aircraft made a stop for refueling before continuing its long journey.
   • Refueling operations at the station are quick and efficient.
   • The driver pulled over for refueling at the nearest gas station.

   🇫🇷ravitaillement en carburant

   Synonymes: fuelingrefillrefuel

• refuelings plural form
• refuelings' possessive plural form
• refueling's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of supplying or replenishing fuel, especially for a vehicle, aircraft, or engine.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de fournir ou de compléter le carburant, en particulier pour un véhicule, un avion ou un moteur.

1. Provide with additional fuel B1 formal

   To supply a vehicle, aircraft, or ship with more fuel.

   • The ground crew refueled the plane before its next flight.
   • We need to stop at the gas station to refuel the car.
   • The ship was refueled at the port before continuing its journey.

   🇫🇷Ravitailler en carburant

   Synonymes: fill upfuelreplenishtop-up

2. Take on more fuel B1 formal

   To receive a supply of fuel, as for a vehicle, aircraft, or ship.

   • The plane refueled in midair using a special tanker.
   • We refueled at a small station in the desert.
   • The truck refueled before heading out on the long haul.

   🇫🇷se ravitailler en carburant

   Synonymes: fill up

• refueled past participle
• refuelled past participle
• refueled past simple
• refuelled past simple
• refueling present participle
• refuelling present participle
• refuels third person singular