Wiktionary
starter motors
n. (starter motor English)
Usage examples of "starter motors".
As Pitt reached down to pull his dive knife out of its sheath strapped to his leg to begin slicing holes in the rubberized fabric, his moment of victory was snatched away by the sound of the starter motors as they began to turn over the engines.
The thing was: The light-bulb thieves had blacked out the engine room before the batteries and generators and starter motors could be stolen.