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carburetor

[ kahr-buh-rey-ter, -byuh- ]

noun

  1. a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carburetor1

First recorded in 1860–65; carburet + -or 2
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Example Sentences

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The son of an automobile mechanic from the suburbs of London, Dr. Calne had long wondered why damaged organs, like faulty carburetors, couldn’t be swapped out for new ones.

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One memory stood out among the others: Watching Dale Earnhardt tinker with his carburetor under the hood of his car.

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A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one.

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I need to know where the carburetor is, man.â€

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While he was flying his Farman, the line feeding fuel to the carburetor broke.

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