English Explanatory Dictionary

autovac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that uses vacuum to raise fuel from the main tank to a small auxiliary tank, from which it flows by gravity to the carburetor, eliminating the (then often unreliable) fuel pump.

Word forms

autovac autovacs

Related words

autovacuum
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