"gunlock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌnˌlɒk/ [UK] Forms: gunlocks [plural]
Etymology: gun + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gun|lock}} gun + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} gunlock (plural gunlocks)
  1. A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled. Hypernyms: lock Translations (A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled): затвор (zatvor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), glas gunna [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-gunlock-en-noun-QxG965vm

Inflected forms

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