defuel

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de·fu·el

(dē-fyo͞o′əl)

tr.v. de·fu·eled, de·fu·el·ing, de·fu·els also de·fu·elled or de·fu·el·ling

To remove the fuel from: defuel a rocket.

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defuel

(diːˈfjʊəl)

vb (tr)

(Chemistry) to remove the fuel from (a vehicle or aircraft)

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"For example, we support ship and aircraft maintenance with defuels; we recover product and reissue it to other units that would otherwise be lost; we provide laboratory support; we provide expertise to activities that fuel at the tactical level as part of their own mission," he explained.