carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor
ˈkär-bə-ˌrā-tər 
-byə-
: 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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Here's how to stay safe Carfax said modern cars use electronic fuel injection instead of a carburetor.
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Jalen Williams, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Before 1980, most cars had carburetors, a car part that regulates the air-fuel mixture in an engine.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
That most potent version of this car came with a 454-cubic-inch LS6 V-8 with a single four-barrel 800 CFM Holley carburetor that made 450 hp and 500 lb ft of torque.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Beyond causing poor performance, old gasoline resins can gum up fuel lines and carburetors, wreaking havoc on your engine’s fuel delivery system.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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Jalen Williams, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Before 1980, most cars had carburetors, a car part that regulates the air-fuel mixture in an engine.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
That most potent version of this car came with a 454-cubic-inch LS6 V-8 with a single four-barrel 800 CFM Holley carburetor that made 450 hp and 500 lb ft of torque.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Beyond causing poor performance, old gasoline resins can gum up fuel lines and carburetors, wreaking havoc on your engine’s fuel delivery system.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Carburetor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carburetor. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor
ˈkär-b(y)ə-ˌrāt-ər
: the part of an engine in which fuel (as gasoline) is mixed with air to make it burn easily
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