take fuel on
take fuel on
Of a vehicle or vessel, to have its storage of fuel replenished; to be refueled. The car pulled into the pit stop to take fuel on and have its tires replaced. With its tank dangerously low, the jet was forced to take fuel on midflight.
See also: fuel, on, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take fuel on
to refuel; to be refueled. (Usually said of a large conveyance, such as a ship or a plane.) We need to land at the next major airport to take fuel on. We will land somewhere to take on fuel.
See also: fuel, on, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take on fuel
- fuel up
- run off the smell of an oily rag
- run on the smell of an oily rag
- running on empty
- running on fumes
- tank up
- tank up (on something)
- tanked
- tanked up