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motor de arranque
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estàrter
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starter

An electric motor for starting an engine.

        motor de arranque
        1
        A moment later came the sound of a starting motor.
        Earth Abides
        2
        We were twenty yards from the road when the sound of a starting motor broke the silence.
        The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
        3
        "Something is wrong," announced Mr. Vardon, as he yanked on the lever of the starting motor, and turned the switch.
        Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds