carburettor

British  

/ -bə-, ˈkɑːbjʊˌreɪtə, ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛtə, ˈkɑːbjʊˌrɛtə, -bə- /

noun

1. Informal term: carb.  a device used in petrol engines for atomizing the petrol, controlling its mixture with air, and regulating the intake of the air-petrol mixture into the engine Compare fuel injection

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Example Sentences

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

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

Tilly Shilling was an engineer who located and fixed a carburettor problem which caused Spitfire engines to stall in mid-air combat, and in so doing quite possibly turned the tide of the second world war.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2013

"On examination of the carburettor a small stone was discovered within the housing," added Det Sgt Jenkins.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2010

On one occasion, when Gibbs had influenza, an intruder had described to us the fixing of a new carburettor to his car.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various