carburettor
Noun

carburettor (plural carburettors)

  1. (automotive, AU, NZ, UK) Alternative spelling of carburetor
    • 2008, Daniel Stapleton, David Vizard, John Sprinzel, The MG Midget & Austin Healey Sprite High Performance Manual, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=V3STrysMNjQC&pg=PA36&dq=%22carburettor%22|%22carburettors%22+-intitle:%22carburettor|carburettors%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lrUeT_-uEOmriAfX3LiBDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22carburettor%22|%22carburettors%22%20-intitle%3A%22carburettor|carburettors%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 36],
      In a carburettor the pressure drop (or viewed another way, suction) is used to draw fuel out of a reservoir, usually via a jet, and into the venturi to mix with the air flowing through it.



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