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autovac

autovac noun: 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.

Noun

autovac (plural autovacs)

  1. (historical) 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.

Forms of autovac

pluralautovacs

Questions about autovac

What does autovac mean?
Autovac means 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.
What part of speech is autovac?
Autovac is a noun.
What is the plural of autovac?
The plural of autovac is autovacs.

Words near autovac in the dictionary

  1. autoupdated
  2. autoupdates
  3. autoupdating
  4. autour
  5. autours
  6. autovac
  7. autovaccination
  8. autovaccinations
  9. autovaccine
  10. autovaccines
  11. autovacs

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