CYLINDER LOCK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cylinder lock" is a kind of...):

lock (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)

Meronyms (parts of "cylinder lock"):

pin; pin tumbler (cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown)

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