Definitions
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- noun Australia, New Zealand, UK A device in an
internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporised and mixed with air prior toignition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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Examples
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With each stroke of his crankshaft, my carburettor purred.
Regret Matt Potter 2011
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You poured kerosene inside your carburettor instead of water
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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Because the car lacked a fuel pump, the fuel tank was placed high up in the engine compartment so that fuel could be fed to the carburettor by gravity; a trade-off of this design is an increased fire risk in front-end accidents.
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You poured kerosene inside your carburettor instead of water
Imagine if .... 2008
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A fuel injected engine is a lot more efficient – and pollutes much less – than one with a carburettor.
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A fuel injected engine is a lot more efficient – and pollutes much less – than one with a carburettor.
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He also claimed to have invented the spark plug, monoblock engine and the carburettor.
Was World’s First Electric Car Built By A British Inventor In 1884? | Impact Lab 2009
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A fuel injected engine is a lot more efficient – and pollutes much less – than one with a carburettor.
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The prototype includes a Honda GK 100 77cc, 2hp air-cooled engine, asymmetric CVT transmission system, tubular A1 6063 T6 chassis, 16 Inch recumbent wheels, twin-tie road steering system, variable jet carburettor and simple caliper cycle brakes.
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Butler was well known in automobile history for his advanced thinking - he invented the float feed, variable choke and spray carburettor and a time when others were using surface vaporisation Butler's Patent Nos 15589/87, and 9203/89.
Archive 2008-10-01 M 2008
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