carburetor

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

/ ˈkɑr bəˌreɪ tər, -byə- /

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noun

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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Also car·bu·ra·tor, car·bu·ret·er; especially British, car·bu·ret·tor, car·bu·ret·ter

[kahr-byuh-ret-er]. /ˈkɑr byəˌrɛt ər/.

Origin of carburetor

First recorded in 1860–65; carburet + -or²

Words nearby carburetor

carburate, carburation, carburet, carburetant, carburetion, carburetor, carburettor, carburize, carby, carbylamine, carcajou

How to use carburetor in a sentence

You don’t need to know how to rebuild a carburetor to drive your car.
Honey, I Grew the Economy (Ep. 399)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 5, 2019|Freakonomics
Somebody could be giving us a drink instead of a sticky carburetor.
The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw|P. J. O’Rourke|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tea Partiers are “the four-barrel carburetor,” Bill Bennett says.
Who Built the GOP Comeback?|Howard Kurtz|October 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The leading carburetors of today are said to be based upon the principles of the first Hedstrom carburetor.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

He changed the carburetor adjustment, and Foster got a weary chug-chug that ceased almost as soon as it had begun.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
I am sure that the trifling disorder in the carburetor may be corrected.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
You do not refuse to engage in the automobile business because the carburetor and the differential are words of four syllables.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
The first type is known as the surface carburetor and is now practically obsolete.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag