refueler

Gas station attendant

A refueler is a person or vehicle that supplies fuel.

Airport refuelers pump jet fuel into aircraft between flights.

The term applies to tanker trucks, ships that supply other vessels, and military aircraft that transfer fuel mid-flight: The KC-135 served as a refueler for the fighter squadron.

Also spelled refueller in British English.

vehicle

bowser

Portable fuel container

airport · tarmac · capacity · diesel · gasoline · delivery · transport · hose · nozzle · pump

aircraft

tanker

Vessel for liquid bulk

  • boomLoud deep sound
  • drogueTowed deceleration device
  • probeThorough examination or tool

receptacle · air-to-air · midair · sortie · mission · altitude · rendezvous · formation · receiver · strategic

station

pump

Fluid-moving machine

nozzle · octane · self-service · full-service · fill-up · gauge · ethanol · biofuel · unleaded · premium

person

attendant

One who assists others

lineman · serviceman · dispenser · nozzleman · certified · trained · procedure · shift · supervisor

motorsport

racetrack

Course for competitive speed

lap · endurance · NASCAR · speed

Categories
Opposites
fuel transfer role

refuelerreceiver

One who accepts transmission

consumer

aircraft crew function

refuelerpilot

One who steers aircraft

flight crew · cockpit crew · captain · aviator · navigator

fuel state change

refuelerdrainer

Vessel for removing liquid

engine

Phrases
Family

refuel, refuels, refueled, refueling, refuelers

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Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G