engine on off switch

  • 1fuel pump shut-off switch — A switch which shuts off the electric fuel pump and fuel to the engine in the event of a major collision …

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  • 2engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …

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  • 3switch — switch1 [ swıtʃ ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to change from one thing to another, or make something do this: Then he switched sides and turned against his former allies. We switched lanes and accelerated toward the junction. switch… …

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  • 4engine — en|gine W2S1 [ˈendʒın] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: engin cleverness, machine , from Latin ingenium abilities you are born with ] 1.) the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move →↑motor start/switch on an engine ▪ T …

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  • 5switch off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you switch off a light or other electrical device, you stop it working by operating a switch. [V P n (not pron)] She switched off the coffee machine... [V n P] Glass parked the car and switched the engine off. [Also V P] Syn:… …

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  • 6switch off — phrasal verb Word forms switch off : present tense I/you/we/they switch off he/she/it switches off present participle switching off past tense switched off past participle switched off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if you switch off something such …

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  • 7engine cycle — i. The cycle of events that must be accomplished in the transformation of chemical energy into mechanical energy. The two most common cycles are the Otto cycle, which describes the events of a reciprocating engine, and the Brayton cycle, which… …

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  • 8switch off — verb cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch (Freq. 2) Turn off the stereo, please cut the engine turn out the lights • Syn: ↑cut, ↑turn off, ↑turn out • …

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  • 9switch off — phr verb Switch off is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑kettle, ↑viewer Switch off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alarm, ↑appliance, ↑computer, ↑current, ↑engine, ↑fire, ↑heating, ↑ignition, ↑ …

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  • 10ˌswitch (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb if you switch off something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches off, it stops working The heating has switched off.[/ex] I parked the car and switched off the engine.[/ex] …

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