float-feed
[ floht-feed ]
/ ˈfloʊtˌfid /
adjective Machinery.
equipped with a float to control the feed.
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Origin of float-feed
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby float-feed
float chamber, float glass, float off, float switch, float valve, float-feed, floatable, floatage, floatation, floatboard, floatcut file
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Example sentences from the Web for float-feed
It has a float-feed carburetor, mechanical oiler, and the ignition system is the jump-spark—the best for this style of motor.
Tom Swift and his Motor-boat|Victor AppletonA float-feed carburetor, Fig. 29, was installed at the same time.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson
British Dictionary definitions for float-feed
float-feed
adjective
(of a fuel system) controlled by a float operating a needle valve
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