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  2. Flooded engine - Wikipedia

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    A flooded engine is an internal combustion engine that has been fed an excessively rich air-fuel mixture that cannot be ignited. [1] This is caused by the mixture exceeding the upper explosive limit for the particular fuel. An engine in this condition will not start until the excessively rich mixture has been cleared. [2]

  3. List of floods in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Damage caused by the floods of 2010. The following is a list of floods in Pakistan. In 1973 heavy rains in Indian Kashmir caused the Indus River to overflow and flood the Punjab province of Pakistan. [1] 1992 India–Pakistan floods; 1993 Monsoon Floods Across South Asia killed fifteen people in Pakistan. [2] In 1995 heavy monsoon rains ...

  4. Après moi, le déluge - Wikipedia

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    ' After me, the flood ') is a French expression attributed to King Louis XV of France, or in the form "Après nous, le déluge" (pronounced [apʁɛ nu lə delyʒ]; lit. ' After us, the flood ') to Madame de Pompadour, his favourite. [1] [2] It is generally regarded as a nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.

  5. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  6. 2020 Karachi floods - Wikipedia

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    The 2020 Karachi floods (Urdu: سيلاب کراچی ) were the worst flooding Karachi had seen in almost a century, and killed at least 41 people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The floods were caused by record monsoon rains from 24 to 27 August, [ 4 ] which were inadequately drained by poorly maintained drainage systems in the city.

  7. National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    The National Disaster Management Authority (Urdu: ‏‎مقتدرہ قومی‎ آفات انتظامی پاکستان, abbreviated as NDMA), is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal authority mandated to deal with the whole spectrum of disasters and their management in the country.

  8. Manifold injection - Wikipedia

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    An electronic engine control unit has an engine map stored in its ROM and uses it as well as sensor data to determine how much fuel has to be injected, and when the fuel has to be injected. Engines with manifold injection, and an electronic engine control unit are often referred to as engines with electronic fuel injection (EFI).

  9. Flameout - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, a flameout (or flame-out) is the run-down of a jet engine or other turbine engine due to the extinguishment of the flame in its combustor.The loss of flame can have a variety of causes, such as fuel starvation, excessive altitude, compressor stall, foreign object damage deriving from birds, hail, or volcanic ash, severe precipitation, mechanical failure, or very low ambient ...