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fuel Definition

fuel (fyo̵̅o̅əl, fyo̵̅o̅l)

noun

  1. any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power
  2. fissile material from which nuclear energy can be obtained, as in a nuclear reactor
  3. 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 or fuelled, fuel·ing or fuel·ling

to supply with fuel

intransitive verb

to get fuel

fuel Related Forms

fuel·er noun or fuel·ler

fuel Synonyms

fuel

n.

liquid propellant, solid propellant, combustible, firing material, fossil fuel, energy source, ammunition. see also wood 2.

Types of fuel include: coal, coke, charcoal, anthracite, bituminous coal, peat, slack, stoker coal, stove coal, lump coal, lignite, brown coal, carbon, briquette, turf, cordwood, firewood, log, faggot, kindling, slabs, blocks, waste products, furze, timber, touchwood, crude oil, fuel oil, gas, natural gas, artificial gas, gasoline, petroleum, diesel fuel, gasohol, ethanol, propane, kerosene, paraffin, alcohol, petrol (British);

fuel Synonyms

fuel

v.

supply with fuel, stoke, feed, service, fill up, fire, kindle, gas*, tank up*, gas up*, fuel up*.

fuel Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • burn: Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are the single biggest contributor.
  • reprocess: The question must be addressed as to what extent we need to reprocess fuel.
  • spend: This will lead to a discussion on the options for managing spent fuel within the next one or two years.

Preposition: for

Inc.: Gas, electricity and initial supply of fuel for open fire inc. in rent.

Adjective modifier

  • fossil: A major cause of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels to create energy.
  • unleaded: It is possible to run unleaded fuel in your engine Ian.
  • diesel: All company vehicles use modern efficient engine types and are being converted to use diesel fuel.
  • smokeless: This means that emissions from domestic chimneys are controlled and only smokeless fuels can be burned.
  • solid: The property benefits from solid fuel central heating and double glazing.
  • nuclear: BBC News Online examines the benefits and disadvantages of the nuclear fuel reprocessing system.

Modifies a noun

  • poverty: Only then can we deliver a focused strategy to tackle fuel poverty.
  • consumption: Fuel consumption is amazing, 4 hour flights become a true reality.
  • tank: Fuel The fuel tank has a capacity of 14 liters which allows pumping at full rating for I hour.
  • cell: The oxygen needed by a fuel cell is usually simply obtained from air.
  • injection: It was the same year that fuel injection was fitted to the Plus Eight.
  • bill: CSE examined current energy use and, through fuel bill analysis and NHER software, the future effects of proposed measures.

Noun used with modifier

  • aviation: Encourage the take up of these with big grants, paid for out of fuel duty on aviation fuel.
  • hydrogen: Hydrogen fuel is fed into the " anode " of the fuel cell.
  • reactor: About 3,000 tons of spent light water reactor fuel have been reprocessed at THORP since 1994.
  • jet: About a quarter of the world's jet fuel is used by military aircraft.

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