A key designed to start the engine of a motor vehicle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Foremost, the ignition key in the center console.
- When you turn the ignition key, the starter motor spins the engine a few revolutions so that the combustion process can start.
- The interior is great, it is intuitive and works well and you know it is a Saab because the ignition key is down by the handbrake.
- I turned the ignition key to start the engine and warm the car then returned to the house to get a cloth.
- A twist of the ignition key does not necessarily result in engine-start.