fuel injection

American  

noun

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

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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

Example Sentences

The rest will go for tools to make intake manifolds and fuel injection rails for the new V8.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

A dirty air filter can lead to poorer performance by older model vehicles without fuel injection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2022

A shortage of semiconductors, the tiny but critical chips used to calibrate cars’ fuel injection, run infotainment systems or provide the brains for cruise control, has upended automaking.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2021

Obviously, MMA gym owner Adam Wyatt wants the participation rates to increase with McGowan’s fuel injection.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2016

Woolson stated that his system prevented pressure waves, which interfered with the correct timing of the fuel injection, from forming in the tubing.

From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.