float-feed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of float-feed
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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It has a float-feed carburetor, mechanical oiler, and the ignition system is the jump-spark—the best for this style of motor.
From Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, or, the Rivals of Lake Carlopa by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
Most of these vaporizers use the heat and the exhaust gases to vaporize the fuel, but they differ greatly in construction; some are of the retort type, and others are of the float-feed carburetter type.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.
The high-tension magneto and the float-feed carburetter, whose invention was to transform the motor-bicycle from an everlasting harassment into a means of loco-motion, were yet years away in the future.
From The Roll-Call by Bennett, Arnold
The general principles of operation of this pioneer float-feed carburetor are shown at Fig.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
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