Fuel

Definitions

1. Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
   countable, uncountable
2. Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
   countable, uncountable
3. Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

54 more languages

العربيةالوقودبانزينمحروقاتوقود+ 1 more

Azərbaycan diliyanacaq

Беларускаяпалі́ва

Българскигоривозареждам

বাংলাইন্ধনজ্বালানি

Bosanskigorivoгориво

Catalàcarburantcombustible

Češtinaotoppalivotopivotopný+ 1 more

Cymraegtanwydd

Danskbrændselbrændstof

Ελληνικάκαύσιμοτροφή

Esperantobrulaĵo

Eestikütus

فارسیسوخت

Suomikäyttövoimapaloainespolttoaineravintotankata+ 2 more

Gaeilgebreosla

Gàidhligconnadh

עבריתדלקמאכלת

हिन्दीईंधन

Hrvatskigorivoгориво

Magyartüzelőanyagüzemanyag

Հայերենվառելիք

Bahasa Indonesiabahan bakar

Íslenskaeldsneyti

Italianoalimentarecarburantecombustibilefomentarerifornimentorifornire+ 3 more

日本語燃料

ქართულისაწვავი

Қазақ тіліжанармайотын

ភាសាខ្មែរសមិន្ធន៍ឥន្ធនៈ

한국어연료

Кыргызчаотун

ລາວເຊື້ອໄຟ

Latviešukurināmais

Македонскигоривоогрев

മലയാളംഇന്ധനം

Bahasa Melayubahan api

မြန်မာလောင်စာ

Nederlandsbrandstoftanken

ଓଡ଼ିଆଇନ୍ଧନ

Polskinapędzaćopałowypaliwopodsycaćpożywkatankowaćwacha+ 4 more

Portuguêsabasteceratiçarcombustívelincitar+ 1 more

Românăcarburantcombustibil

Русскийгорючеетопливо

Slovenčinapalivo

Slovenščinagorivo

Српскиgorivoгориво

Svenskabränsledrivmedel

ไทยชุดเชื้อเพลิงเชื้อไฟ

Tagaloggatongpanggatong

Setswanamafura

Türkçedoldurmakyakıt

ئۇيغۇرچەيېقىلغۇ

Українськазапра́витизаправля́тиопалпаливнийпа́ливо+ 2 more

Tiếng Việtchất đốtnhiên liệuxăng nhớt

Examples

“More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook⟳ one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.”

“In a press⟳ release⟳, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target⟳ for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet⟳ established benchmarks buy⟳ credits from those that do. This system has generated $4 billion in annual private sector investment toward a cleaner transportation sector."”

“A little fuel to get⟳ down the mountain.”

“His books were fuel for the revolution.”

“Money is the fuel for economy.”

“That film was nightmare fuel!”

“Small arms ammunition is the fuel that keeps many of the world’s conflicts raging.”

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