fuel injection

noun

: a usually electronically-controlled system for injecting a precise amount of atomized fuel into the cylinders or the intake airstream of an internal combustion engine

fuel-injected

ˈfyül-in-ˈjek-təd

adjective

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Model year 1965 was the first for four-wheel disc brakes and the last year that mechanical fuel injection was offered with the 327 ci engine. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025 From carburetors to fuel injection, drum brakes to disc, manual to automatic transmissions, performance The Daytona Charger is progress. —

Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024 The period-appropriate mill features electronic fuel injection instead of the triple carburetor found on the original units. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024 They’ll both be powered by a modernized version of the classic, 3.8-liter straight six (used from 1961 to 1964), now running electronic fuel injection rather than sucking air through carburetors. —

Michael Taylor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fuel injection

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fuel injection was in 1900

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“Fuel injection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20injection. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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