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starting handles

starting handles is the plural of starting handle.

Meaning of starting handle

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.

Questions about starting handles

What is starting handles the plural of?
Starting handles is the plural of starting handle.

Words near starting handles in the dictionary

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

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