- Double-lock
- Double-lock Dou"ble-lock`, v. t. To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
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Double-lock
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double lock — v. lock with two bolts; secure with double security … English contemporary dictionary
double-lock — dou′ble lock′ v. t. bui to lock with two turns of a key, so that a second bolt is engaged • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
double-lock — /dub euhl lok /, v.t. 1. to lock with two turns of a key, so that a second bolt is engaged. 2. to fasten with particular care. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
double-lock — /dʌbəl ˈlɒk/ (say dubuhl lok) verb (t) to turn a key in a lock twice, so as to shoot a second bolt …
double-lock — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to lock with two bolts or by two turns of the key : fasten doubly … Useful english dictionary
double lock standing seam — noun A standing seam that uses a double overlapping interlock between two metal panels … Wiktionary
Lock Step (dance move) — Lock Step refers to any of dance steps which involve the locking of the moving foot: the moving foot approaches to the standing foot, crosses in front of or behind it in the direction of the approach, stops close to the standing foot, and the… … Wikipedia
Lock Iffezheim — (Schleuse Iffezheim in German) is a river lock on the Rhine near Iffezheim in Baden Württemberg, Germany. The two passages of the lock serve to allow ships and barges to bypass the hydropower station on the French side of the river. It is one of… … Wikipedia
Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England … Wikipedia
double — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of two identical parts. 2 twice as much or many (double the amount; double the number; double thickness). 3 having twice the usual size, quantity,… … Useful english dictionary
