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float-feed

[ floht-feed ]
/ ˈfloʊtˌfid /
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adjective Machinery.
equipped with a float to control the feed.
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Origin of float-feed

First recorded in 1900–05
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float-feed

adjective
(of a fuel system) controlled by a float operating a needle valve
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