"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. Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (a key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle — see also car key): contactsleutel [masculine] (Dutch), käynnistysavain (Finnish), clé de contact [feminine] (French), Zündschlüssel [masculine] (German), indítókulcs (Hungarian), slusszkulcs (Hungarian), kluczyk [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ignition_key-en-noun-MrhnXp6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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