take fuel on

take fuel on
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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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