carburetor
English
Alternative forms
- carburator
- carburettor (Australia, Britain, New Zealand)
- carbureter
- carburetter
Etymology
From the verb carburate, carburet (“to mix (air) with hydrocarbons”).
Pronunciation
Noun
carburetor (plural carburetors)
- (US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
- (slang, drugs) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine. [from 1970s]
- 1989, United States International Trade Commission, Importation of certain drug paraphernalia into the United States, page 8:
- Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes.
- 2008, Dale Gieringer, Ed Rosenthal, and Gregory Carter, Marijuana Medical Handbook[1], page 172:
- Some pipes feature a “carburetor,” which is a small hole in the air chamber located past the bowl. The carburetor is held shut while the bowl is being lit and the smoke drawn.
Synonyms
Translations
a device in an internal combustion engine
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References
- carburetor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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