unlockableadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɒkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɑkəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lockable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lockable adj.

That cannot be locked; unable to be fastened by a lock.The sense in quot. 1854 is not entirely clear; it seems as though ‘that cannot be unlocked’ may be intended.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > types of lock or door

keyless1781

keyed1836

unlockable1854

pickproof1861

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > having no or spec. type of brake > specific type of brake

unlockable1854

Westinghouse1870

overrun1959

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > bolted, barred, or locked > not able to be locked

unlockable1970

1854 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad iv. 15 Up-stairs we toiled, through one salon into another—now, losing ourselves in dark passages, now, coming abruptly to unlockable doors.

1859 E. Wilson Rambles at Antipodes 167 One travels into places where an unlockable portmanteau is a great nuisance.

1920 Connersville (Indiana) News-Examiner 18 Dec. 1/2 The rooms are small.., and unlockable, with concrete floors and rugless.

1970 A. Price Labyrinth Makers xii. 158 The unlockable upstairs lavatory.

1989 Chicago Tribune 17 Mar. vii. 69/1 The result might be a sticky or unlockable door.

2013 Manning River (Austral.) Times (Nexis) 15 Feb. 6 A back-up vehicle was called to take Hunter to the station as the original truck was now unsafe and unlockable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

unlockableadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɒkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɑkəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unlock v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < unlock v. + -able suffix.

Capable of being unlocked (in various senses of unlock v.).

ΚΠ

1876 Leisure Hour 29 July 492/1 Some twenty doors, every one of which ought to be lockable and unlockable at all times.

1914 New Castle (Indiana) Courier 6 Jan. 3/3 All entrances, exits, and emergency doors shall be equipped with..hardware of such a kind as to be always unlockable from within.

1958 Country Life 12 June 1304/1 The engine is very accessible and is reached by an unlockable louvred cover at the rear.

1991 House Beautiful Kitchens/Baths Winter 25/3 Install only privacy latches that are unlockable from the outside of the bathroom in case of emergency.

2003 Sci Fi Oct. 36 (caption) There are also unlockable extras, such as interviews with the cast.

2015 Evening News (Norwich) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 16 Five new wooden bollards were installed, with the centre three acting as unlockable and removable posts to allow emergency vehicle access.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlockable
释义	unlockableadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɒkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɑkəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lockable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lockable adj. That cannot be locked; unable to be fastened by a lock.The sense in quot. 1854 is not entirely clear; it seems as though ‘that cannot be unlocked’ may be intended. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > types of lock or door keyless1781 keyed1836 unlockable1854 pickproof1861 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > having no or spec. type of brake > specific type of brake unlockable1854 Westinghouse1870 overrun1959 the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > bolted, barred, or locked > not able to be locked unlockable1970 1854 C. J. Lever Dodd Family Abroad iv. 15 Up-stairs we toiled, through one salon into another—now, losing ourselves in dark passages, now, coming abruptly to unlockable doors. 1859 E. Wilson Rambles at Antipodes 167 One travels into places where an unlockable portmanteau is a great nuisance. 1920 Connersville (Indiana) News-Examiner 18 Dec. 1/2 The rooms are small.., and unlockable, with concrete floors and rugless. 1970 A. Price Labyrinth Makers xii. 158 The unlockable upstairs lavatory. 1989 Chicago Tribune 17 Mar. vii. 69/1 The result might be a sticky or unlockable door. 2013 Manning River (Austral.) Times (Nexis) 15 Feb. 6 A back-up vehicle was called to take Hunter to the station as the original truck was now unsafe and unlockable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unlockableadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɒkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɑkəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unlock v., -able suffix. Etymology: < unlock v. + -able suffix. Capable of being unlocked (in various senses of unlock v.). ΚΠ 1876 Leisure Hour 29 July 492/1 Some twenty doors, every one of which ought to be lockable and unlockable at all times. 1914 New Castle (Indiana) Courier 6 Jan. 3/3 All entrances, exits, and emergency doors shall be equipped with..hardware of such a kind as to be always unlockable from within. 1958 Country Life 12 June 1304/1 The engine is very accessible and is reached by an unlockable louvred cover at the rear. 1991 House Beautiful Kitchens/Baths Winter 25/3 Install only privacy latches that are unlockable from the outside of the bathroom in case of emergency. 2003 Sci Fi Oct. 36 (caption) There are also unlockable extras, such as interviews with the cast. 2015 Evening News (Norwich) (Nexis) 15 Oct. 16 Five new wooden bollards were installed, with the centre three acting as unlockable and removable posts to allow emergency vehicle access. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1854adj.²1876
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