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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The final practice session used to allow crews to adjust the carburetors, which haven't been used in race cars in decades.
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The National Transportation Safety Board later said a problem with a carburetor part led to engine failure and the crash.
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Cars built in the last two decades or so don't have carburetors, so that's one less thing to worry about.
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View 70 Photos The Continuation has a 4.2-liter inline-six engine, slightly bigger than the original’s 3.7-liter unit but breathing through the same trio of carburetors (two-barrel, side-draft Webers).
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Base price is $1,200, but fully equipped with heated seats, Wi-Fi, dual carburetors and four-wheel drive, the chair tops out at $3,500.
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The recall notice posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission site says Honda knows of 38 cases of gas leakage from the carburetor on either the EB2800i or EG2800i models.
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The two younger ones still don’t know Brad Keselowski from a carburetor, but seeing Patrick hang around in the pack helped them grasp that a woman can compete in a man’s world.
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Along with the Murphy, artists began populating the Wheeler Community Arts Center on Sanders Street, a former carburetor factory that was turned into Section 42 affordable housing.
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First Known Use of carburetor
1896
CARBURETOR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of carburetor for English Language Learners
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: the part of an engine in which gasoline is mixed with air so it will burn and provide the engine with power
CARBURETOR Defined for Kids
Definition of carburetor for Students
: the part of an engine in which liquid fuel (as gasoline) is mixed with air to make it burn easily
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