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carburettor

mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

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Six example sentences with carburettor, each labelled with its topic.

  • A clogged jet in the carburettor starved the engine, so the mower coughed twice and quit on every slope.

    Technology

  • In the garage scene the mechanic rebuilds a carburettor on newspaper, laying out springs and needles in careful rows.

    Movies

  • Fuel injection replaced the carburettor in most cars by the late eighties, ending decades of cold morning choke pulling.

    History

  • A carburettor relies on the Bernoulli effect, since air rushing through a narrow throat drops in pressure and draws fuel up.

    Science

  • Our rented scooter died halfway up the pass, and a roadside mechanic cleaned the carburettor with a toothbrush in ten minutes.

    Travel

  • The racing sim lets you rejet the carburettor of a classic car, and a richer mix adds power at the cost of fuel.

    Gaming

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