carburetor

noun

car·bu·re·tor | \ˈkär-bə-ˌrā-tər,

-byə-\

Definition of carburetor

: a mechanical apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air in proper proportions and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine

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Over time, many other antiquated auto features have been ruthlessly abandoned—hand-crank starters and windows, carburetors and cassette decks. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Roseanne Barr and the new political correctness," 29 May 2018 Over time, many other antiquated auto features have been ruthlessly abandoned—hand-crank starters and windows, carburetors and cassette decks. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Roseanne Barr and the new political correctness," 29 May 2018 No Indy 500 car has featured a carburetor since 1963, but because the Indy 500 is steeped in tradition — you just don't mess with it. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "Why it's called Carb Day when IndyCars don't use carburetors," 25 May 2018 Don’t warm up the car before driving: That was important when cars had carburetors. — NBC News, "How to save money on gas and squeeze more miles out of every gallon," 25 May 2018 Over time, many other antiquated auto features have been ruthlessly abandoned—hand-crank starters and windows, carburetors and cassette decks. — Jonathan Welsh, WSJ, "Yes, Cars Still Come With Stick—Here Are a Few New Favorites," 24 May 2018 Two Holley carburetors were stolen from a detached garage. — Washington Post, "Southern Maryland crime report," 10 May 2018 The only thing that was in there that was flammable were maybe a couple of cans of carburetor cleaner, but that wouldn't do anything. — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Family laments after fire destroys their New Berlin home and most of their posessions," 1 May 2018 The car here has 66,000 claimed original miles equipped with a 440 cubic inch (7.2-liter) V-8 with three two-barrel carburetors, a four-speed manual and a striking B5 Blue exterior over white bucket seats. — Clifford Atiyeh, Fox News, "1970 Plymouth Superbird headed to Houston auction," 5 Apr. 2018

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