Starting Motor (Noun)
Meaning
An electric motor for starting an engine.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The car's starting motor clicked but didn't turn the engine over, indicating that it had failed.
- A faulty starting motor would often cause frustrating delays on a cold morning.
- He fiddled with the old tractor's starting motor but couldn't get it running.
- When a driver turns the key in the ignition, the starting motor is activated.
- A new starting motor would likely solve the problem of slow engine startups.