car key

noun

A key used to unlock or start a car.

“Near-synonym: ignition key”

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ignition key
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Meanings

nouncar key (plural car keys)

plural car keys · alternative carkey

  1. A key used to unlock or start a car.

    Near-synonym: ignition key

    2 more examples

    He forgot his car keys upstairs.

    I back up against the double sink, rooting in my purse for my car keys.

    2004, Lolly Winston, Sophie's Bakery for the Broken Hearted: A Novel, London: Arrow Books, published 2006, →ISBN, page 292

    Synonyms: ignition key

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA key used to unlock or start a car.

Similar
ignition key

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 車匙 /车匙
  • 車匙 /车匙 (ce¹ si⁴)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Chinese Mandarin 汽車鑰匙 /汽车钥匙, 車鑰匙 /车钥匙
  • 汽車鑰匙 /汽车钥匙 (qìchē yàoshi)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • 車鑰匙 /车钥匙 (chē yàoshi)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Dutch autosleutel
  • autosleutela key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Finnish autonavain
  • autonavaina key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
French clé de voiture
  • clé de voiturea key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
German Autoschlüssel
  • Autoschlüssela key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Hungarian kocsikulcs
  • kocsikulcsa key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Indonesian kunci mobil
  • kunci mobila key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Korean 자동차 열쇠, 자동차 키
  • 자동차 열쇠 (jadongcha yeolsoe)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • 자동차 키 (jadongcha ki)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • 차 열쇠 (cha yeolsoe)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • 차 키 (cha ki)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Norwegian Bokmål bilnøkkel
  • bilnøkkela key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Polish klucz samochodowy, kluczyk
  • klucz samochodowya key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
  • kluczyka key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Russian ключ от маши́ны
  • ключ от маши́ны (ključ ot mašíny)a key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Spanish llave de coche
  • llave de cochea key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Welsh allwedd car
  • allwedd cara key used to unlock or start a car — see also ignition key
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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