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lockplate

lockplate noun: the plate that covers the lockwork of a gun.

Noun

lockplate (plural lockplates)

  1. The plate that covers the lockwork of a gun.

Forms of lockplate

plurallockplates

Origin of lockplate

From lock + plate.

Questions about lockplate

What does lockplate mean?
Lockplate means the plate that covers the lockwork of a gun.
What part of speech is lockplate?
Lockplate is a noun.
What is the plural of lockplate?
The plural of lockplate is lockplates.

Words near lockplate in the dictionary

  1. lockpickers
  2. lockpicking
  3. lockpicks
  4. lockpin
  5. lockpins
  6. lockplate
  7. lockplates
  8. Lockport
  9. lockram
  10. lockrams
  11. Lockridge

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