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recoil starts

recoil starts is the plural of recoil start.

Meaning of recoil start

Noun

recoil start (plural recoil starts)

  1. A method of starting an internal combustion engine by pulling a rope so that it uncoils around the end of the crankshaft, spinning it to crank the engine.
    Synonyms:
    pull start, zip start

Questions about recoil starts

What is recoil starts the plural of?
Recoil starts is the plural of recoil start.

Words near recoil starts in the dictionary

  1. recoil pad
  2. recoil pads
  3. recoil spring
  4. recoil springs
  5. recoil start
  6. recoil starts
  7. recoiled
  8. recoiler
  9. recoilers
  10. recoiling
  11. recoilingly

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