starter motor
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- noun
- /ˈstɑːrtər ˈmoʊtər/
- Specialized
:
motor de arranque
- I disconnected the starter motor.
- starter motor and alternator
- car's starter motor
Examples
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The mechanic explained that a faulty starter motor could drain the battery quickly.
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After installing the new starter motor, the car started without any issues.
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A week later, I had to drop $600 to replace the starter motor.
Blog text (13) -
It was a loose connection to your starter motor.
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I reckon there must be 50 delivery vans who oughtta be looking for their starter motors tonight.
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I turned the key to hear the usual Skil-saw screech of the starter motor.
Fiction book (1993) -
They are upgrading the starter motor for users with the old Nano.
Blog text (5) -
It had a few issues: the adjustable air suspension died and was replaced with conventional shocks, the heater tap died towards the end, and the starter motor failed a couple of times.
Blog text (29) -
When the engine failed to start, I realized the problem was with the starter motor.
Synonyms
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A device that makes a car or machine engine start
A small electric motor in a car that turns the engine to start it
A motor that starts an engine by itself
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'starter' (a device for starting engines) combined with 'motor' (a device converting energy into mechanical motion): an electric motor used to start an engine. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
Starter motor is a very literal name: a small motor called a starter gives the first push to an engine so it can 'start'. So it means the electric part in cars and other machines that makes the engine begin running.