carburetor

[ US /ˈkɑɹbɝˌeɪtɝ/ ]
[ UK /kˌɑːbəɹˈɛtɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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How To Use carburetor In A Sentence

  • Carburetors have been replaced by fuel injectors on new vehicles sold throughout the world because carburetors do not control fuel flow precisely enough to meet exhaust emission requirements.
  • On some cars you might have a lever that allowed you to crudely adjust the flow of fuel through the carburetor.
  • KC - he does! you outed yourself by using the word carburetor, you know.lol. anonymous - my sentiments, exactly. One Man's Pan
  • As he worked on carburetors, engines, and transmissions, he did something unusual.
  • To the reservoir is attached the carburetor, which is connected to the motor by a pipe. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896
  • Kevin's Kurdish driver, Adnan, had raced his engine and clogged up the carburetor of his Nissan.
  • The gasoline comes in here from the tank behind -- this is called the carburetor, it has a jet to vaporize the gasoline, and the vapour is sucked into each of these cylinders in turn when the piston moves -- like this. Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
  • As he worked on carburetors, engines, and transmissions, he did something unusual.
  • Gasoline additives such as gasohol were developed at a time when cars had carburetors that were often adjusted too rich, resulting in incomplete combustion and pollution. Ethanol Subsidy Support Running On Empty
  • Carburetors for automobile engines usually contained a storage chamber for liquid fuel, a choke, an idling jet, a main jet, an airflow restriction, and an accelerator pump.
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