recoil start

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.

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pull startzip start
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Meanings

nounrecoil start (plural recoil starts)

plural recoil starts

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: pull start, zip start

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
pull startzip start

Translations

Polish rozruch ręczny
  • rozruch ręcznyTranslations
Swedish startsnöre
  • startsnöreTranslations
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APA

recoil start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoil%20start

MLA

“recoil start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoil%20start. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recoil start,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoil%20start.

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