carburetor

[ kahr-buh-rey-ter, -byuh- ]

/ ˈkɑr bəˌreɪ tər, -byə- /

a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.

Also car·bu·ra·tor, car·bu·ret·er; especially British, car·bu·ret·tor, car·bu·ret·ter

[kahr-byuh-ret-er] /ˈkɑr byəˌrɛt ər/.

Origin of carburetor

First recorded in 1860–65; carburet + -or²

First look over the ignition system and spark plug for trouble, and also make sure that the carburetor is receiving fuel.

The Automobile Storage Battery |O. A. Witte
The problem of gasoline storage and method of supplying the carburetor is one that is determined solely by design of the airplane.

Aviation Engines |Victor Wilfred Pag
A carburetor, or atomizer, blows the oil into a fine mist almost as inflammable as gas.

Inventors at Work |George Iles
Two punctures befell us; once our carburetor betrayed the trust we placed in it.

The Firefly Of France |Marion Polk Angellotti

"Carburetor trouble," explained the soiled young man at the wheel briefly, without apology.

The Vagrant Duke |George Gibbs