Definition of "carburettor" []

• A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporised and mixed with air prior to ignition. (noun)

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• "With each stroke of his crankshaft, my carburettor purred."
• "You poured kerosene inside your carburettor instead of water"
• "Because the car lacked a fuel pump, the fuel tank was placed high up in the engine compartment so that fuel could be fed to the carburettor by gravity; a trade-off of this design is an increased fire risk in front-end accidents."