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WHEEL LOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wheel lock mean?
• WHEEL LOCK (noun)
The noun WHEEL LOCK has 1 sense:
1. an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel
Familiarity information: WHEEL LOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wheel lock" is a kind of...):
firing mechanism; gunlock (the action that ignites the charge in a firearm)
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