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lock ring

lock ring is the alternative form of lockring.

Meaning of lockring

Noun

lockring (plural lockrings)

  1. A textured or threaded washer used to prevent components from become loose during rotation. On bicycles they are found, for example, on a bottom bracket and a track hub.
  2. A ring (usually of steel) that is part of a wheelrim on some types of heavy equipment; it locks down the tire's mounting.
  3. Any of various types of jewellery or components thereof, such as rings with a locking feature or rings that lock a chain closed.

Forms of lock ring

plurallock rings

Questions about lock ring

What is lock ring the alternative form of?
Lock ring is the alternative form of lockring.

Words near lock ring in the dictionary

  1. lock pick gun
  2. lock pick guns
  3. lock picked
  4. lock picking
  5. lock picks
  6. lock ring
  7. lock rings
  8. lock screen
  9. lock screens
  10. lock someone up and throw away the key
  11. lock step

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lock ring (page history and authors); lockring (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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