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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
Words nearby float-feed
float bridge, float chamber, floatcut file, floatel, floater, float-feed, float glass, floatie, floating, floating assets, floating charge
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How to use float-feed in a sentence
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 AppletonThe clutch was not rightly adjusted and the carburetor float feed needed fixing.
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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