Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which ignites; specifically, a signal-holder having a piston in the end for igniting a blue-light by compression.
  • noun An electric apparatus, sparkcoil, or induction-coil, which is used in gas- or gasolene-engines to ignite the charge in the engine-cylinder by means of an electric spark produced in the cylinder at the proper point of the piston-stroke.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire.
  • noun a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
  • noun a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

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Examples

  • Still under fire, they moored at the north shore, and when Davies had tossed overboard the igniter from the ferry engine and commandeered ten gallons of its surplus gasoline, they took the steep, soft road up the bank in

    WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE 2010

  • Still under fire, they moored at the north shore, and when Davies had tossed overboard the igniter from the ferry engine and commandeered ten gallons of its surplus gasoline, they took the steep, soft road up the bank in

    Whose Business Is To Live 1922

  • I'm doing a simple system using codeigniter i need to implement search using jquery ajax in it, this is my fist coding experience in codeigniter and jquery, so i need a good source to learn about it, please suggest me good study material for studying it? regards,

    DaniWeb IT Discussion Community ranganaMIT 2010

  • Of course there were profound political problems and frustrations at the foundation of the disturbances, but the igniter was the higher cost of food.

    Fact And Comment Steve Forbes 2011

  • Of course there were profound political problems and frustrations at the foundation of the disturbances, but the igniter was the higher cost of food.

    Fact And Comment Steve Forbes 2011

  • The igniter is a liquid chemical and only takes an ounce or two of that probably to make it work properly.

    CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2009 2009

  • The igniter is a small, high-burn-rate solid rocket motor that is secured in the forward segment of the five-segment booster.

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  • The igniter is a small, high-burn-rate solid rocket motor that is secured in the forward segment of the five-segment booster.

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  • Bob Hoffman, the endangered species branch chief for NOAA's Southeast regional office, told the Huffington Post on Wednesday that the burns had been temporarily curtailed because of high seas, and that when they resume, NOAA will now make sure each "burn team" -- made up of two shrimp boats hauling booms and an "igniter" boat -- includes a trained observer who will be able to rescue turtles before they are incinerated.

    Gulf Oil Spill: The Plight of the Sea Turtles 2010

  • Thåre was a high probability the fire was caused by deliberate human agency and that a flammable liquid could have been poured into the building and an "incendiary device such as igniter cord or something" used to light it.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

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