starting handle
nounBritish.
a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
Origin of starting handle
1First recorded in 1885–90
Words Nearby starting handle
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How to use starting handle in a sentence
He dropped the starting handle on to the floorboards and stepped briskly across to his levers.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonWith a spring he was aboard, and, tumbling at once into the well, he searched in the darkness for the starting handle.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonThen he bounded to the engine, jerked the starting handle into position, and sent the motor whirling.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonGeorge, a small boy of twelve, turned the starting-handle, and soon the engine was humming.
A Fortunate Term | Angela BrazilShelton had pulled the starting handle of a motor-generator and its rising whine accompanied his words.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931 | Various
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