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tightlocks

tightlocks is the plural of tightlock.

Meaning of tightlock

Noun

tightlock (plural tightlocks)

  1. (attributive, often) A form of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars, having mechanical features that reduce slack in normal operation and prevent telescoping in derailments, yet remain compatible with other Janney types.

Questions about tightlocks

What is tightlocks the plural of?
Tightlocks is the plural of tightlock.

Words near tightlocks in the dictionary

  1. tightlier
  2. tightliest
  3. tightlipped
  4. tightlippedness
  5. tightlock
  6. tightlocks
  7. tightly
  8. tightner
  9. tightness
  10. tightnesses
  11. tightrope

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