carburetor.
A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
Meaning & usage
A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel.
A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.
Where this word comes from
Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896
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