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counterlock

counterlock noun: a feature of dies that prevents lateral die shifting caused by the side thrust.

Noun

counterlock (plural counterlocks)

  1. A feature of dies that prevents lateral die shifting caused by the side thrust.

Verb

counterlock (third-person singular simple present counterlocks, present participle counterlocking, simple past and past participle counterlocked)

  1. (transitive) To lock again with a second key, for added security.
    • The bookmaker passed across the hall, joined on his way by the manager whose duty it was to counterlock the safe, and disappeared along one of the passages.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Forms of counterlock

Noun
pluralcounterlocks
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterlocks
present participlecounterlocking
past participlecounterlocked
pastcounterlocked

Questions about counterlock

What does counterlock mean?
Counterlock means a feature of dies that prevents lateral die shifting caused by the side thrust.
What part of speech is counterlock?
Counterlock can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterlock?
The plural of counterlock is counterlocks.

Words near counterlock in the dictionary

  1. counterlines
  2. counterlinguistic
  3. counterlives
  4. counterloan
  5. counterloans
  6. counterlock
  7. counterlocked
  8. counterlocking
  9. counterlocks
  10. counterlung
  11. counterlungs

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