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/ˈfjuːəl/ · noun
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction..
More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.
In a press release, CARB expanded on their decision. "The LCFS reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by setting a declining carbon intensity target for transportation fuels used in California; producers that don't meet established benchmarks buy credits from those that do. This system has generated $4 billion in annual private sector investment toward a cleaner transportation sector."
A little fuel to get down the mountain.
His books were fuel for the revolution.
Money is the fuel for economy.
That film was nightmare fuel!
Small arms ammunition is the fuel that keeps many of the world’s conflicts raging.
[…] Lieutenant Hirsch appeared with a sheaf of signals in his hand. He took these from the young man and read them through. Mostly they dealt with routine matters of the fuelling and victualling, but one from the Third Naval Member’s office was unexpected.
Use fuel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fuel means Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction..
Common synonyms include fire, combustible, combustible material.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.
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