Gunlock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A device for igniting the charge of a firearm.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The mechanism of a gun for producing the discharge. See lock.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The mechanism of a gun by which the hammer is controlled both in cocking the piece and in exploding the charge.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    action    action mechanism   
    Variant
    lock   
    Hyponym
    wheel lock    flintlock   
     
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