fuel nozzle

Gas station spout

A fuel nozzle is the dispensing end of a fuel delivery system—the part you insert into a vehicle's tank at a gas station or that feeds fuel into an engine.

The nozzle typically has a trigger mechanism and automatic shutoff: She squeezed the fuel nozzle and watched the gallons tick up.

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spray · jet · injector · diesel · tank · valve · spout · aviation · pit stop · top off · kerosene · throttle · combustion · atomizer · turbine · station · fill · drip

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Opposites
fuel system component function

fuel nozzlefuel tank

Container for combustible liquid

gas tank · fuel cap

flow direction

fuel nozzleinlet

Water extending into land

drain

role in fuel flow

fuel nozzlefuel source

Material providing combustible power

fuel pump · fuel tank · storage tank

Family

fuel, fuels, fueled, fueling, refuel, refueling, nozzle, nozzles

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G