fuel
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fu·el 
[fyoo-uhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -eled, -el·ing or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling.
[fyoo-uhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -eled, -el·ing or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| fu·el
(fyōō'əl) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. fu·eled also fu·elled, fu·el·ing also fu·el·ling, fu·els also fu·els v. tr.
v. intr. 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. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fuel (n.)
fuel (n.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. feuaile "bundle of firewood," from M.L. legal term *focalia "right to demand material for making fire," neut. pl. of L. focus "hearth."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| fuel | |
noun | |
| 1. | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
verb | |
| 1. | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" |
| 2. | provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" |
| 3. | take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" |
| 4. | stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fuel
(fy 'əl) Pronunciation Key
A substance that produces useful energy when it undergoes a chemical or nuclear reaction. Fuel such as coal, wood, oil, or gas provides energy when burned. Compounds in the body such as glucose are broken down into simpler compounds to provide energy for metabolic processes. Some radioactive substances, such as plutonium and tritium, provide energy by undergoing nuclear fission or fusion.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Fuel
Fu"el\, n. [OF. fouail, fuail, or fouaille, fuaille, LL. focalium, focale, fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus.] [Formerly written also fewel.]1. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc. 2. Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. Artificial fuel, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fuel
Fu"el\, v. t. 1. To feed with fuel. [Obs.] Never, alas I the dreadful name, That fuels the infernal flame. --Cowley. 2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.] Well watered and well fueled. --Sir H. Wotton.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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