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distributor

noun [C] (ENGINE)
 
 
/dɪˈstrɪb.jʊ.tər/ US  /-jə.t̬ɚ/

Definition

a device in a petrol engine that sends electricity to each of the spark plugs (= devices that start the engine) in the necessary orderThe engine and engine partsEngines and motors
(Definition of distributor noun (ENGINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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