ignition key

1. 1.

   a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine

   Broaderkey

Questions about ignition key

What does ignition key mean?

ignition key means "a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine".

Is ignition key a common word?

ignition key is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.