fuel
fuel definition
fuel (fyo̵̅o̅′əl, fyo̵̅o̅l)
noun
- any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power
- fissile material from which nuclear energy can be obtained, as in a nuclear reactor
- anything that maintains or intensifies strong feeling, etc.
Etymology: ME fewell < OFr fouaille < ML fuale, focale < foca, hearth, for L focus, fireplace: see focus
transitive verb fueled fu′eled or fuelled fu′elled, fueling fu′el·ing or fuelling fu′el·ling
to supply with fuel
intransitive verb
to get fuel
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