engine starter
11starter motor — noun an electric motor for starting an engine • Syn: ↑starter, ↑starting motor • Hypernyms: ↑electric motor • Hyponyms: ↑kick starter, ↑kick start, ↑self starter …
12starter */ — UK [ˈstɑː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈstɑrtər] noun [countable] Word forms starter : singular starter plural starters 1) an official who signals the start of a race, especially by firing a gun 2) a person or horse that takes part in a race or game when it… …
13engine — A device for changing fuel energy to mechanical energy. The term applies to the primary source of power generation. In Britain there is a desire to make a clear distinction between engine and motor so that motor refers only to electric power… …
14starter — Self starter Self start er, n. A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without… …
15engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …
16Engine-generator — An engine generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine (prime mover) mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This combination is also called an engine generator set or a gen set . In many contexts, the… …
17starter — noun (C) 1 a person, horse, car etc that is in a race when it starts: Of the eight starters, only three finished the race. 2 for starters informal a phrase meaning to begin with, used to tell someone what should be done or said first: Well, for… …
18starter — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)tə(r)[/t]] starters 1) N COUNT A starter is a small quantity of food that is served as the first course of a meal. [mainly BRIT] Syn: hors d oeuvre (in AM, use appetizer) 2) N COUNT The starter of a car is the device that starts the… …
19starter motor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms starter motor : singular starter motor plural starter motors a motor that is part of a machine or engine and makes it start …
20starter — I. noun Date: 1622 1. a person who initiates or sets going: as a. an official who gives the signal to begin a race b. one who dispatches vehicles 2. a. one that engages in a competition; especially a member of a starting lineup b. one that begins …
