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1fuel — I UK [ˈfjuːəl] / US [ˈfjuəl] noun Word forms fuel : singular fuel plural fuels *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a substance such as oil, gas, coal, or wood that produces heat or power when it is burned. Coal and wood are sometimes called solid fuel …
2fuel — fueler, fueller, n. /fyooh euhl/, n., v., fueled, fueling or (esp. Brit.) fuelled, fuelling. n. 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.… …
3fuel — fu•el [[t]ˈfyu əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) ene combustible matter, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, used to maintain fire in order to create heat or power, or as an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors 2) …
4Fuel economy-maximizing behaviors — (also known as green driving) describe techniques that drivers can use to optimize their automobile fuel economy. The energy in fuel consumed in driving is lost in many ways, including engine inefficiency, aerodynamic drag, rolling friction, and… …
5fuel — [[t]fju͟ːəl[/t]] ♦♦ fuels, fuelling, fuelled (in AM, use fueling, fueled) 1) N MASS Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power. They ran out of fuel... Delays were caused by the discovery of dangerous …
6debate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ growing ▪ the growing debate on school reform ▪ fierce, heated, intense …
7Fuel — For other uses, see Fuel (disambiguation). Wood was one of the first fuels used by humans and is still the primary energy source in much of the world.[citation needed] Fuel is any material that stores …
8debate — 01. The leaders of the two major political parties will have a [debate] on television tonight. 02. It is [debatable] whether or not living together before marriage reduces the chance of divorce. 03. We held a [debate] in class about capital… …
9fuel — ▪ I. fuel fu‧el 1 [ˈfjuːəl] noun [countable, uncountable] TRANSPORT MANUFACTURING a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy: • fuel prices • The Postal Service lost $450 million last year …
10fuel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, smokeless (BrE), unleaded ▪ fossil, nuclear ▪ diesel, hydrogen ▪ …
