ignition key

noun

A key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

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Meanings

nounignition key (plural ignition keys)

plural ignition keys

  1. A key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

    She fitted the ignition-key into the switch deftly.

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 283

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
car key

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 點火鑰匙 /点火钥匙
  • 點火鑰匙 /点火钥匙 (diǎnhuǒ yàoshi)a key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Dutch contactsleutel
  • contactsleutela key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Finnish käynnistysavain
  • käynnistysavaina key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
French clé de contact
  • clé de contacta key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
German Zündschlüssel
  • Zündschlüssela key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Hungarian indítókulcs, slusszkulcs
  • indítókulcsa key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
  • slusszkulcsa key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Norwegian tenningsnøkkel
  • tenningsnøkkela key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Polish kluczyk
  • kluczyka key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Romanian cheie de contact
  • cheie de contacta key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Turkish kontak anahtarı
  • kontak anahtarıa key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Welsh allwedd danio
  • allwedd danioa key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key
Cite this entry
APA

ignition key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignition%20key

MLA

“ignition key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignition%20key. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ignition key,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignition%20key.

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