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float-feed

[ floht-feed ]

adjective

, Machinery.
  1. equipped with a float to control the feed.

float-feed

adjective

  1. (of a fuel system) controlled by a float operating a needle valve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of float-feed1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

It has a float-feed carburetor, mechanical oiler, and the ignition system is the jump-spark—the best for this style of motor.

The clutch was not rightly adjusted and the carburetor float feed needed fixing.

A float-feed carburetor, Fig. 29, was installed at the same time.

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