[fyoo-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.| 1. | combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power. |
| 2. | something that gives nourishment; food. |
| 3. | an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors: Kerosene is used as jet engine fuel. |
| 4. | something that sustains or encourages; stimulant: Our discussion provided him with fuel for debate. |
| 5. | to supply with fuel. |
| 6. | to obtain or replenish fuel. |
| fu·el (fyōō'əl) n.
v. tr.
To take in fuel. [Middle English feuel, from Old French fouaille, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter pl. of *focālis, of the hearth or fireplace, from Latin focus, hearth, fireplace.] fu'el·er n. |
Fuel
Almost every kind of combustible matter was used for fuel, such as the withered stalks of herbs (Matt. 6:30), thorns (Ps. 58:9; Eccl. 7:6), animal excrements (Ezek. 4:12-15; 15:4, 6; 21:32). Wood or charcoal is much used still in all the towns of Syria and Egypt. It is largely brought from the region of Hebron to Jerusalem. (See COAL.)
