ignition key
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The seat belt, ignition key and gear shift are all on the wrong side.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2017
The Millennium Falcon is back, although one character dismisses it as “garbage,” and you still don’t need an ignition key to start it.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 18, 2015
O'Malley, who turned the ignition key on his candidacy Saturday in Baltimore, is No. 4.
From US News ● Jun. 1, 2015
When the switch began failing because the ignition key could be inadvertently bumped, shutting off the engine and disabling airbags, Mr. DeGiorgio tried to have it replaced with a newer part.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2014
There was another ignition key; I even knew where it was kept, but it did me no good.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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