carburetor
noun
a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.
carburetors
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pluralof carburetor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“They used to be building carburetors, but you won’t be doing that much anymore with electric vehicles, but we are going to have to build an awful lot of vehicle batteries,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
The single carburetor and intake manifold that Henry Ford had specified for his engine were replaced with two carburetors on an aftermarket-supplied intake manifold that is an exact reproduction of those available in the 1930s.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
"From greasy carburetors to plants in the same space," Resnick observes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
These are very commonly used in carburetors and aspirators.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
With two four-barrel carburetors, I could get the Buick up to one hundred miles an hour on Little Daytona.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
