gunlock

gun·lock  (gnlk)

n.

A device for igniting the charge of a firearm.

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gunlock [ˈgʌnˌlɒk]

n

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the mechanism in some firearms that causes the charge to be exploded

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm firing mechanism action 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) hammer, cock - the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled wheel lock - an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel