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Meaning of hot refuel | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To refuel an aircraft while one of its engines is running.

Examples

“The plane's APU was broken and the airport didn't have⟳ ground starting equipment, so we had to hot refuel the bird - if we'd shut⟳ both engines down, we wouldn't have⟳ been able to get⟳ them started again.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hot refueled hot refueling hot refuelled hot refuelling hot refuels hot rod

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