FUEL SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• FUEL SYSTEM (noun)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)