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alternator

[awl-ter-nay-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

How the kit fits inside a van, powered by an optional EcoFlow Smart Generator with portable solar panels, roof-mounted solar panels, and the van’s alternator.

From The Verge ● Jun. 27, 2022

In the end, Larson recovered after both the battery and alternator belt were changed in his Chevrolet to win for the seventh time this season and lead Elliott into the third round of the playoffs.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2021

There was some back and forth about the sickly alternator, and then Peter Derry, 28, offered a solution.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2018

If it were the alternator, the battery would be dead and the lights wouldn’t come on.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

As an electrician’s mate his duties included maintaining, operating and repairing the battleship’s electrical systems, motors, generators and alternators.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

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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