carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor ˈkär-bə-ˌrā-tər 
-byə-
: a mechanical apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air in proper proportions and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The term seems to refer to autodidacts, the annoyingly adept among us who decide one day to learn how to paint or pick up Italian or repair a carburetor, and then manage to do exactly that, which, while not an inaccurate depiction, is incomplete. 
New York Times, 7 July 2022 Spadaro noted a few other minor issues, including a carburetor feeding a bit too much fuel. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 22 May 2022 Under the hood there’s a fresh Ford 289 ci V-8 engine with rebuilt cylinder heads and timing assemblies, a Holley four-barrel carburetor and a Cobra high-rise intake manifold. Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2022 The carburetor is in pieces while supply-chain issues hold up delivery of replacement parts. George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022 Even without deploying special weaponry, that chase would likely be over pretty quickly, as this Camaro uses Chevy's LG3 V-8, a 130-hp, 305-cubic-inch engine with a two-barrel carburetor. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022 Equipped with a Holley Dominator carburetor and mated to a four-speed transmission that sent power to the rear axle, the might mill was capable of generating a ferocious 575 horses. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2022 Importantly, the car retains its original engine, carburetor, ignition, radiator and shroud, oil cooler and remote filter, brake servo, alternator, four-speed manual transmission and differential and even toolkit. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2022 The vehicle must have brakes, a muffler, carburetor and throttle. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2021 See More
New York Times, 7 July 2022 Spadaro noted a few other minor issues, including a carburetor feeding a bit too much fuel. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 22 May 2022 Under the hood there’s a fresh Ford 289 ci V-8 engine with rebuilt cylinder heads and timing assemblies, a Holley four-barrel carburetor and a Cobra high-rise intake manifold. Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2022 The carburetor is in pieces while supply-chain issues hold up delivery of replacement parts. George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022 Even without deploying special weaponry, that chase would likely be over pretty quickly, as this Camaro uses Chevy's LG3 V-8, a 130-hp, 305-cubic-inch engine with a two-barrel carburetor. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022 Equipped with a Holley Dominator carburetor and mated to a four-speed transmission that sent power to the rear axle, the might mill was capable of generating a ferocious 575 horses. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2022 Importantly, the car retains its original engine, carburetor, ignition, radiator and shroud, oil cooler and remote filter, brake servo, alternator, four-speed manual transmission and differential and even toolkit. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2022 The vehicle must have brakes, a muffler, carburetor and throttle. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor ˈkär-bə-ˌrā-tər
: the part of an engine in which liquid fuel (as gasoline) is mixed with air to make it burn easily