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starting handle

starting handle noun: a crank handle fitted to or supplied with older vehicles for the purpose of starting the engine, even if fitted with a starter motor.

starting handle: a crank handle fitted to or supplied with older vehicles for the purpose of starting the engine,...
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Noun

starting handle (plural starting handles)

  1. (dated) a crank handle fitted to or supplied with older vehicles for the purpose of starting the engine, even if fitted with a starter motor.

Forms of starting handle

pluralstarting handles

Questions about starting handle

What does starting handle mean?
Starting handle means a crank handle fitted to or supplied with older vehicles for the purpose of starting the engine, even if fitted with a starter motor.
What part of speech is starting handle?
Starting handle is a noun.
What is the plural of starting handle?
The plural of starting handle is starting handles.

Words near starting handle in the dictionary

  1. starting gates
  2. starting grid
  3. starting grids
  4. starting gun
  5. starting guns
  6. starting handle
  7. starting handles
  8. starting hole
  9. starting holes
  10. starting in
  11. starting in on

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