starting handle

English

This old Fordson tractor has a starting handle

Noun

starting handle (plural starting handles)

(automotive, dated) a crank handle fitted to or supplied with older vehicles for the purpose of starting the engine, even if fitted with a starter motor.

References

“starting handle”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“starting handle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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