carburettor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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You or I might be in thrall to someone’s physique or wit, but he admiringly wonders: “She’s got a carburettor tied to the moon / Pink eyes looking to the food of the ages.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2020
When I was young, my dad repainted the kitchen and replaced our Cortina’s carburettor while Mum made me toast for breakfast and washed my grass-stained clothes.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2016
A light aircraft crash at Caernarfon which killed the son of the pilot was probably caused by the carburettor icing up, an inquest has heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2014
However, investigators found that atmospheric conditions on the day suggested a risk of the plane's carburettor suffering "serious icing at any power" in the latter part of the flight.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2014
Our carburettor continually got cold, and we stopped a good deal.
From South with Scott by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans
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