low fuel
Nearly out gasoline
Low fuel is a warning state indicating that a vehicle or device is running short on fuel and needs refueling soon.
The phrase appears on dashboard indicators, warning lights, and gauges: The low fuel light came on twenty miles from the nearest station.
By extension, low fuel can describe any situation where reserves are depleting: I'm running on low fuel after that meeting.
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- running on emptyOperating without remaining resources
- tankLarge storage vessel
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- warningAlert about danger
warning light · check engine · light · fumes · reserve · stranded · gas · gas station · station · running · coasting · dashboard · needle · miles · range · anxiety · highway · road trip
- travel troublesgetting lost, dead end, detour, flat tire, traffic jam
- fuel problemsclogged filter, empty tank, tank leak, pump failure, vapor lock
- fuel termsgallon, liter, litre, miles per gallon, barrel
- exhaustionexhaustion, burn out, drained, spent, tired
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist