ignition
Example Sentences
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“There’s a truck on top of the cellar that we gotta move, but don’t worry. Damnedest thing—it landed right side up, not a scratch on it, keys in the ignition.”
From Literature
The engines enable faster missile launches as they require little preparation before ignition.
From Barron's
Or it could lead to a dry-thunderstorm outbreak, with lightning that could cause multiple wildfire ignitions, as took place in 2020 in Central and Northern California with the remnants of Tropical Storm Fausto.
From Los Angeles Times
Each person had a specific task, from hand-carrying the ignition devices into the EU, to supplying cars.
From BBC
But despite the assemblage of first-rate parts, ignition proves elusive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
