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self-locking

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Adj.1.self-locking - locking automatically when closed
automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
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self-locking [ˌselfˈlɒkɪŋ] ADJde cierre automático


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It's the Abarth 500 R3T and it's got 180bhp, a sequential six-speed gearbox and some other very impressive sounding techy bits, like a self-locking differential and twindisc clutch.
We will need hammers, a block of wood, electric drill, ball-pen, self-locking grips, screws, sanding paper, body filler kit, rags, cellulose body stopper, wire brush, drill bits, claw hammer.
An RSPCA spokesman said the animal could have spent 10 to 14 days trapped in the self-locking snare which got tighter as the badger tried to struggle free and is illegal under the 1954 Pests Act.
 
 
 
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