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alternator

[awl-ter-ney-ter, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪ tər, ˈæl- /
NOUN
generator
Synonyms
STRONG


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You don’t replace the whole robot any more than you replace your car when the alternator dies.

From MarketWatch Nov. 14, 2025

It’s charged off the alternator when driving and via an optional 180W solar panel mounted to the roof.

From The Verge May 2, 2022

The lengthy stops to change the battery and the alternator belt saved his race and staved off his own startling flirtation with an early playoff exit.

From Washington Post Oct. 10, 2021

He can change a transmission, replace an alternator, diagnose the weird sounds and, in his free time, he is restoring a 1938 Packard Six initially purchased brand new by his great-grandparents.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2021

I also loved that Nick wouldn’t have known an alternator from a crankshaft.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

As gas-powered cars fall out of favor, some auto parts will be rendered obsolete, such as hydraulic-based steering systems and alternators.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2024

Valeo today repairs one million old products per year, mainly alternators, starters, brakes and clutches.

From Reuters Sep. 6, 2023

Their clever, but simple design allowed DIYers to create the mini plants from engines, alternators, condensers and scrap material scavenged from Gorazde’s bombed out factories, vehicles and homes.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2023

We can create power through the engines alternators and through the generator.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2017

He often prowled through junkyards touching old cars and buying old alternators and carburetors just for the joy of cleaning them up and making them work again.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech




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