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hill-holder

hill-holder noun: a device in a motor vehicle that holds the brake until the clutch is at the friction point, making it easier for a stationary vehicle to start uphill.

Noun

hill-holder (plural hill-holders)

  1. A device in a motor vehicle that holds the brake until the clutch is at the friction point, making it easier for a stationary vehicle to start uphill.

Forms of hill-holder

pluralhill-holders

Questions about hill-holder

What does hill-holder mean?
Hill-holder means a device in a motor vehicle that holds the brake until the clutch is at the friction point, making it easier for a stationary vehicle to start uphill.
What part of speech is hill-holder?
Hill-holder is a noun.
What is the plural of hill-holder?
The plural of hill-holder is hill-holders.

Words near hill-holder in the dictionary

  1. hill town
  2. hill towns
  3. hill-billy
  4. hill-fort
  5. hill-forts
  6. hill-holder
  7. hill-holders
  8. hill-like
  9. hill-people
  10. Hill-Robertson effect
  11. Hill-Robertson effects

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