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What does ignition mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ignition? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The act of igniting.
  2. The initiation of combustion.
  3. A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
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The wheel automatically moves away from the driver when the ignition key is removed and returns when the ignition is switched on.
He also grabbed the car keys from the ignition to prevent them driving off.
He swerved into his parking space on the dock, took his key out of the ignition, locked the car and ran up to the ship.
Because it was a secluded spot with no-one else around she left the keys in the ignition with the engine running.
Thieves have been preying on motorists who leave their keys in the ignition and engines running to defrost their cars.
Twist the key in the ignition and the engine doesn't so much explode into life as dutifully and modestly clear its throat.

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