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ignition key

British

noun

the key used in a motor vehicle to turn the switch that connects the battery to the ignition system and other electrical devices

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Example Sentences

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“If you had a car in a garage for 30 to 50 years and one day you insert the ignition key, how confident are you that it will start?” he asked.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The seat belt, ignition key and gear shift are all on the wrong side.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2017

But when Walt connected the jumper cables to Ed’s car and asked him to try turning over the engine, Ed reminded him that he was too weak to turn the ignition key.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016

O'Malley, who turned the ignition key on his candidacy Saturday in Baltimore, is No. 4.

From US News • Jun. 1, 2015

And then my serious trouble began, for though the tractor was in its usual place the ignition key was gone.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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