ignition

/ɪɡˈnɪʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

VERB + IGNITION

switch on, turn on

He turned on the ignition and the engine roared to life immediately.

switch off, turn off

IGNITION + NOUN

key

She inserted the ignition key and started the car's engine.

PREP

in the ~

She turned the key in the ignition and the engine started immediately.

noun

The act of igniting.

The initiation of combustion.

A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.

Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.

Put the key in the ignition and turn in right.

The phenomenon of a thermonuclear fusion reaction becoming self-sustaining and no longer requiring external heating.

noun — the act of setting something on fire

Put the key in the ignition and turn in right.

Wiktionary

Tom tried to put the key in the ignition.

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Turn on the ignition.

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Tom put the key in the ignition.

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Tom left his keys in the ignition.

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Tom turned off the ignition.

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