"ignition key" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ignition keys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ignition key (plural ignition keys)
  1. A key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle. Translations (a key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key): 點火鑰匙 /点火钥匙 (diǎnhuǒ yàoshi) (Chinese Mandarin), contactsleutel [masculine] (Dutch), käynnistysavain (Finnish), clé de contact [feminine] (French), Zündschlüssel [masculine] (German), indítókulcs (Hungarian), slusszkulcs (Hungarian), tenningsnøkkel (Norwegian), kluczyk [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), cheie de contact [feminine] (Romanian), kontak anahtarı (Turkish), allwedd danio [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "a key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key",
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      "sense": "a key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key",
      "word": "kontak anahtarı"
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