carburettor

Definition

Alternative spelling of carburetor.

Example Sentences

• "Both affect the performance of the machine, especially the carburettors, and both are important to the final appearance of the model."
• "In a carburettor the pressure drop (or viewed another way, suction) is used to draw fuel out of a reservoir, usually via a jet, and into the venturi to mix with the air flowing through it."
• "For a large part of the twentieth century the majority of light vehicles used petrol engines that were equipped with a carburettor."