Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recoil start

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: re-coil s-tart
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of starting an internal combustion engine by pulling a rope so that it uncoils around the end of the crankshaft, spinning it to crank the engine.

Inflected Forms

recoil starts (plural)

Synonyms

pull start zip start

Questions

What does recoil start mean?: A method of starting an internal combustion engine by pulling a rope so that it uncoils around the end of the crankshaft, spinning it to crank the engine.

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