top fuel

noun

A nitromethane-based motor fuel, used especially in dragsters of the Top Fuel type.

Meanings

top fuel1

nountop fuel (usually uncountable, plural top fuels)

plural top fuels

  1. uncountableusuallyA nitromethane-based motor fuel, used especially in dragsters of the Top Fuel type.
adjectivetop fuel (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a class of dragster or equivalent to an ultra-high-performance racing vehicle.

Top Fuel2

proper noun
  1. A type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world.
adjectiveTop Fuel (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of top fuel.
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APA

top fuel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20fuel

MLA

“top fuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20fuel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top fuel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20fuel.

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