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alcolocks

alcolocks is the plural of alcolock.

Meaning of alcolock

Noun

alcolock (plural alcolocks)

  1. A mechanism that prevents a car from starting if the driver has exceeded the legal limits of alcohol consumption.
    • Various international studies have shown that alcolock users had 65% to 95% fewer repeat offences than drivers whose driving licence was suspended or revoked. The previous Government conducted a trial programme in 2005, but there was never any follow-up.2013 December 10, Rehman Chishti, “Road Safety”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons)

Questions about alcolocks

What is alcolocks the plural of?
Alcolocks is the plural of alcolock.

Words near alcolocks in the dictionary

  1. alcolizate
  2. alcolizated
  3. alcolizates
  4. alcolizating
  5. alcolock
  6. alcolocks
  7. alcometer
  8. alcometers
  9. Alcomie
  10. Alcon
  11. Alcona

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