float-feed
[ floht-feed ]
/ ˈfloʊtˌfid /
adjective Machinery.
equipped with a float to control the feed.
Origin of float-feed
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby float-feed
float chamber,
float glass,
float off,
float switch,
float valve,
float-feed,
floatable,
floatage,
floatation,
floatboard,
floatcut file
Example sentences from the Web for float-feed
It has a float-feed carburetor, mechanical oiler, and the ignition system is the jump-spark—the best for this style of motor.
Tom Swift and his Motor-boat |Victor AppletonA float-feed carburetor, Fig. 29, was installed at the same time.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out |Fred T. Hodgson
British Dictionary definitions for float-feed
float-feed
adjective
(of a fuel system) controlled by a float operating a needle valve