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starting bar

starting bar noun: a handlever for working the valves when starting a steam engine.

Noun

starting bar (plural starting bars)

  1. A handlever for working the valves when starting a steam engine.

Forms of starting bar

pluralstarting bars

Questions about starting bar

What does starting bar mean?
Starting bar means a handlever for working the valves when starting a steam engine.
What part of speech is starting bar?
Starting bar is a noun.
What is the plural of starting bar?
The plural of starting bar is starting bars.

Words near starting bar in the dictionary

  1. starting a hare running
  2. starting afresh
  3. starting back
  4. starting back in
  5. starting back on
  6. starting bar
  7. starting bars
  8. starting berth
  9. starting berths
  10. starting block
  11. starting blocks

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