defuel

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verb

To remove the fuel from.

“to defuel an aircraft”

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Meanings

verbdefuel (third-person singular simple present defuels, present participle (US) defueling or (UK) defuelling, simple past and past participle (US) defueled or (UK) defuelled)

present singular third person defuels · US participle present defueling · UK participle present defuelling · US participle past defueled · US past defueled · UK participle past defuelled · UK past defuelled

  1. transitiveTo remove the fuel from.

    to defuel an aircraft

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unfuel

Origin

From de- + fuel.

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Cite this entry
APA

defuel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defuel

MLA

“defuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defuel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defuel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defuel.

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