FUEL SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fuel system mean? 

• FUEL SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun FUEL SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine

  Familiarity information: FUEL SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUEL SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fuel system" is a kind of...):

equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

Meronyms (parts of "fuel system"):

accelerator; throttle; throttle valve (a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine)

carburetor; carburettor (mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion)

choke (a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine)

fuel filter (a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel)

fuel gauge; fuel indicator (an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle)

fuel line; gas line; petrol line (a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine)

gas gage; gas gauge; gasoline gage; gasoline gauge; petrol gage; petrol gauge (gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle)

gas tank; gasoline tank; petrol tank (a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle)

intake manifold (a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine)

pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)

Holonyms ("fuel system" is a part of...):

aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)