carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor
ˈkär-bə-ˌrā-tər 
-byə-
: a mechanical apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air in proper proportions and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine
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Up until the 1980s, Carfax said vehicles had carburetors, a component that regulates the mix of air and fuel in the engine.
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Jalen Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's Also original is the car’s 351 ci Cleveland V-8, with an Edelbrock intake and a Holley carburetor.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Carfax said modern cars use electronic fuel injection instead of a carburetor.
—Jalen Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
However, Siegfried is having a day, which begins with his carburetor not working properly.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jalen Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's Also original is the car’s 351 ci Cleveland V-8, with an Edelbrock intake and a Holley carburetor.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Carfax said modern cars use electronic fuel injection instead of a carburetor.
—Jalen Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
However, Siegfried is having a day, which begins with his carburetor not working properly.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Carburetor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carburetor. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor
ˈkär-b(y)ə-ˌrāt-ər
: the part of an engine in which fuel (as gasoline) is mixed with air to make it burn easily
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