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SPARK LEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spark lever mean? 

SPARK LEVER (noun)
  The noun SPARK LEVER has 1 sense:

1. (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignitionplay

  Familiarity information: SPARK LEVER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPARK LEVER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("spark lever" is a kind of...):

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

Domain category:

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)


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