Associations to the word «Carburettor»

Wiktionary

CARBURETTOR, noun. (AU) (NZ) (UK) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporised and mixed with air prior to ignition.

Dictionary definition

CARBURETTOR, noun. Mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley