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- verb UK Present participle of
refuel . - noun The provision of additional
fuel
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Examples
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One dramatic consequence of this steady tightening of the screw is the increasing difficulties encountered by Iran Air, the state airline, in refuelling its planes in Europe.
Dread juggernaut of conflict with Iran is drawing closer Simon Tisdall 2010
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Eurofighter combat aircraft to undergo in-flight refuelling from the German air force's Airbus A310 multi-role tanker transports.
HEADLINES 2008
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The money quote from that Army.ca thread: "Imagine the panic that will ensue when Mr Godfrey learns that we routinely land in small airports all over the country for unpublicized activities such as refuelling and eating lunch."
C-130J in Canada 2007
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The biggest rule change this year is the ban on refuelling, meaning no pitstops for fuel.
The Roar - Your Sports Opinion Tristan Rayner 2010
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Instead, it will incorporate newer concepts such as refuelling in orbit or using inflatable habitats, officials said.
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During their migrations, the birds stop at "refuelling" sites in estuaries around the Yellow Sea, but these estuaries are rapidly disappearing because of land reclamation projects as the region undergoes an economic boom, he says.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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During their migrations, the birds stop at "refuelling" sites in estuaries around the Yellow Sea, but these estuaries are rapidly disappearing because of land reclamation projects as the region undergoes an economic boom, he says.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Japan's major past overseas missions - including in Iraq, near Afghanistan, and as UN peacekeepers - have been largely for logistical and support purposes such as refuelling, transport and reconstruction.
unknown title 2009
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Japan's major past overseas missions - including in Iraq, near Afghanistan, and as UN peacekeepers - have been largely for logistical and support purposes such as refuelling, transport and reconstruction.
unknown title 2009
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Japan's major past overseas missions -- including in Iraq, near Afghanistan, and as UN peacekeepers -- have been largely for logistical and support purposes such as refuelling, transport and reconstruction.
unknown title 2009
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