fuel injection


noun

the spraying of liquid fuel into the cylinders or combustion chambers of an engine.

Origin of fuel injection

First recorded in 1895–1900

OTHER WORDS FROM fuel injection

fu·el-in·jec·tion, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for fuel injection

fuel injection

noun

a system for introducing atomized liquid fuel under pressure directly into the combustion chambers of an internal-combustion engine without the use of a carburettor