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alternator

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


Example Sentences

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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

My van was fitted with a 180W solar panel that fed power to a 95Ah battery that also received charge from the VW’s alternator when driving.

From The Verge • Jul. 15, 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

The Susan Marie had gone dead in the water—the bolt shook loose in her alternator pulley bracket—on the night of September 15.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson