"flat lock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /flat lɒk/ [UK] Forms: flat locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flat lock (plural flat locks)
  1. (construction) a method of interlocking metal panels in which one panel edge is folded back on top of itself and the other panel is folded under, after which the two panels are hooked together. Categories (topical): Construction Hypernyms: lock
    Sense id: en-flat_lock-en-noun-XtLWEwmb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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