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defueling

defueling is the present participle and gerund of defuel.

Meaning of defuel

Verb

defuel (third-person singular simple present defuels, present participle (US) defueling or (UK) defuelling, simple past and past participle (US) defueled or (UK) defuelled)

  1. (transitive) To remove the fuel from.
    • to defuel an aircraft

Questions about defueling

What is defueling the present participle and gerund of?
Defueling is the present participle and gerund of defuel.

Words near defueling in the dictionary

  1. defucosylates
  2. defucosylation
  3. defucosylations
  4. defuel
  5. defueled
  6. defueling
  7. defuelled
  8. defuelling
  9. defuels
  10. defugalties
  11. defugalty

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