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

Examples of carburetor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

He’s personalized his side of the room — there are two to a barracks room — and has a carburetor box on the wall, a nod to his hobby of repairing old cars. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025

It’s powered by an inline-six with a Power Dome cylinder head and Twin H-Power carburetor setup. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025

The aircraft’s anti-icing systems (carburetor heat and alcohol), weren’t enough. —Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carburetor

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Kids Definition

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