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fuel injection

American  

noun

  1. the spraying of liquid fuel into the cylinders or combustion chambers of an engine.

fuel injection British  

noun

  1. a system for introducing atomized liquid fuel under pressure directly into the combustion chambers of an internal-combustion engine without the use of a carburettor

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Other Word Forms

  • fuel-injection adjective

Etymology

Origin of fuel injection

First recorded in 1895–1900

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