"uplock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: uplocks [plural]
Etymology: From up- + lock. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|lock}} up- + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} uplock (plural uplocks)
  1. (aviation) A mechanism that secures an aircraft's landing gear in the retracted position, helping to prevent an uncommanded gear deployment during flight. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-uplock-en-noun-Ty344Xrg Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Forms: uplocks [present, singular, third-person], uplocking [participle, present], uplocked [participle, past], uplocked [past]
Etymology: From up- + lock. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|lock}} up- + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} uplock (third-person singular simple present uplocks, present participle uplocking, simple past and past participle uplocked)
  1. (obsolete) To lock up. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-uplock-en-verb-V3zZzYeY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63

Inflected forms

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