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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If that’s the case, then why does NASCAR insist on using carburetors, a technology rendered obsolete by the 1950s, on every competitor’s engine?
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1896
First Known Use of carburetor
1896
CARBURETOR Defined 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
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: the part of an engine in which liquid fuel (as gasoline) is mixed with air to make it burn easily
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