unfuel

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verb

To remove fuel from.

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defuel
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Meanings

verbunfuel (third-person singular simple present unfuels, present participle (US) unfueling or (UK) unfuelling, simple past and past participle (US) unfueled or (UK) unfuelled)

present singular third person unfuels · US participle present unfueling · UK participle present unfuelling · US participle past unfueled · US past unfueled · UK participle past unfuelled · UK past unfuelled

  1. transitiveTo remove fuel from.

    On 20th July, during the third attempt, the launch was pulled with 3 min 5 sec to go and it was decided to unfuel the rocket and try again later.

    2007, The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program: 50 Years After Sputnik, New Frontiers

    Synonyms: defuel

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove fuel from.

Similar
defuel

Origin

From un- + fuel.

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APA

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

MLA

“unfuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfuel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfuel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfuel.

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