SAFETY LOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does safety lock mean? 

• SAFETY LOCK (noun)
  The noun SAFETY LOCK has 2 senses:

1. guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired

2. a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate

  Familiarity information: SAFETY LOCK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAFETY LOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

safety catch; safety lock

Hypernyms ("safety lock" is a kind of...):

guard; safety; safety device (a device designed to prevent injury or accidents)

Holonyms ("safety lock" is a part of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

safety bolt; safety lock

Hypernyms ("safety lock" is a kind of...):

bolt; deadbolt (the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key)