gun·lock (g n l k )n. A device for igniting the charge of a firearm. |
gunlock [ˈgʌnˌlɒk]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the mechanism in some firearms that causes the charge to be exploded
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| Noun | 1. |  gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearmaction mechanism, action - the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" flintlock - an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) wheel lock - an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel |
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