supply of fuel

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• Fuel pump — should not be confused with fuel dispenser, a device that dispenses fuel into an automobile. A high pressure fuel pump on a Yanmar 2GM20 marine diesel engine. A fuel pump is a frequently (but not always) essential component on a car or other… …   Wikipedia

• fuel — [fyo͞o′əl, fyo͞ol] n. [ME fewell < OFr fouaille < ML fuale, focale < foca, hearth, for L focus, fireplace: see FOCUS] 1. any material, as coal, oil, gas, wood, etc., burned to supply heat or power 2. fissile material from which nuclear… …   English World dictionary

• Fuel protests in the United Kingdom — The fuel protests in the United Kingdom were a series of campaigns held in the United Kingdom over the cost of petrol and diesel for road vehicle use. There have been 3 notable campaigns amongst many other protests in the 21st century. The first… …   Wikipedia

• fuel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Combustible material Nouns 1. fuel, firing, combustible; inflammable, burnable; ignite; fossil fuel; solar, nuclear, etc. energy. See heat, power. 2. peat, turf; [bituminous, soft, anthracite, hard,… …   English dictionary for students

• Fuel rail — A fuel rail is essentially a pipe (usually resembling a rail) used to deliver fuel to individual fuel injectors on internal combustion engines. It is designed to have a pocket or seat for each injector as well as an inlet for a fuel supply. Some… …   Wikipedia

• fuel — fueler, fueller, n. /fyooh euhl/, n., v., fueled, fueling or (esp. Brit.) fuelled, fuelling. n. 1. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power. 2. something that gives nourishment; food.… …   Universalium

• fuel — n. & v. n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or power. 2 food as a source of energy. 3 material used as a source of nuclear energy. 4 anything that sustains or inflames emotion or passion. v. (fuelled,… …   Useful english dictionary

• fuel — fu•el [[t]ˈfyu əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) ene combustible matter, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, used to maintain fire in order to create heat or power, or as an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors 2) …   From formal English to slang

• fuel — /ˈfjuəl / (say fyoohuhl), /fjul / (say fyoohl) noun 1. combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, etc. 2. material used to feed an engine, as petrol, diesel, etc. 3. a source of energy for operating machines, appliances, etc.,… …  

• fuel starvation — The failure of the fuel system to supply sufficient fuel to allow the engine to run properly, due to a blockage or vapour lock or malfunction of the fuel pump …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Fuel starvation — and fuel exhaustion (sometimes referred to as fuel depletion) are problems that can affect internal combustion engines fuelled by either diesel, kerosene, petroleum or any other combustible liquid or gas. If no fuel is available for an engine to… …   Wikipedia