keylock
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- noun
- /ˈkiˌlɒk/
- After finding the right key, she successfully opened the keylock on the chest.
Examples
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He inserted the old brass key into the keylock to secure the door.
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Del Rio has a keylock in, but Clay fights out.
Blog text (1) -
Del Rio kicks Clay in the leg and grabs the keylock again.
Blog text (1) -
On his father's porch, he inserts the old-fashioned key into the old brass keylock as the police cruiser buzzes down the street by the cemetery.
Fiction book (2000) -
For example, simultaneous multiple key presses can be provided, when needed, by programmable keylocks or can be prevented, when there is an impediment, by keyguards.
Academic text (1992) -
The technician replaced the broken keylock on the front gate with a new one.
Synonyms
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1.0
A device that holds doors or containers closed with a key
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A thing on a door that stops people from opening it unless they have a key or code
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3.5
A device with a round key part that opens a door when the right key turns it
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A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key
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A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Keylock is made of key and lock. A key is the small metal tool for 'opening' and a lock is a device for 'keeping things safe', so a keylock is a lock you open by putting a key in and turning it.