ignition interlock

noun

A device installed in a vehicle that detects alcohol on a driver's breath and will not start the car if alcohol is present.

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IIDalcolockinterlock
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Meanings

nounignition interlock (plural ignition interlocks)

plural ignition interlocks

  1. A device installed in a vehicle that detects alcohol on a driver's breath and will not start the car if alcohol is present.

    Synonyms: IID, alcolock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device installed in a vehicle that detects alcohol on a driver's breath and will not start the car if alcohol is present.

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IIDalcolock

More synonyms by meaning

nouna device that prevents an automotive engine from starting

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interlock
Broader
device
Also see
interlock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch alcoholslot
  • alcoholslotAn alcohol-detection device
Finnish alkolukko
  • alkolukkoAn alcohol-detection device
Swedish alkolås
  • alkolåsAn alcohol-detection device
Cite this entry
APA

ignition interlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignition%20interlock

MLA

“ignition interlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignition%20interlock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ignition interlock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignition%20interlock.

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