wheel-lockn.

Brit.

/ˈwiːllɒk/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wilˌlɑk/

Etymology: < wheel n. + lock n.²

1. A form of gun-lock in which the powder was fired by the friction of a small wheel (wound up with a spring) against a piece of iron pyrites. Also attributive.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > lock > types of

firelock1544

snap-work1568

rewet1572

snaphance1588

French lock1641

wheel-lock1670

flintlock1683

matchlock1688

percussion gun-lock1808

percussion lock1819

rebounder1871

rebounding lock1871

miquelet1926

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iv. 181 The wheel-lock of a Pistol, ready wound up.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 71 These..have been much used for Carabines and Pistols, whil'st Wheel-locks were in fashion.

a1817 R. L. Edgeworth Mem. (1820) I. 284 Guns,..some with old match-locks,..and others with wheel~locks.

1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour III. 589 Their [sc. German Reiters' or pistoliers'] characteristic arm, the wheel~lock pistol.

1904 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. i. 17 The match-lock led up to the wheel-lock, and that again to the flint-lock musket.

2. A form of letter-lock (see letter lock n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2) with a series of wheels or disks upon the edges of which the letters were inscribed.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > combination lock > type of

letter lock?a1650

puzzle lock1838

wheel-lock1875

autodial1932

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.

a. (See quot. 1875.)

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > skid or lock to retard motion

trigger1591

drug1638

trigen1659

skid1766

drag1795

remskoen1816

slipper1827

shoe1837

sledge1839

hub1856

rough lock1858

spoke1858

wagon-drag1875

wagon-lock1875

wheel-lock1875

sprag1878

slipper-drag1883

slipper-brake1884

shod1893

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Wheel-lock, a wagon-lock, to retard the revolution of the wheels in descending a hill.

b. = lock n.² 19.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > road wheel by which steering effected > (extent of) turning of wheels

steering lock1897

lock1906

wheel-lock1927

steering angle1936

1927 Observer 20 Feb. 21/3 The majority of our fire~fighting appliances are not provided with adequate wheel-locks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wheel-lock
释义	wheel-lockn. Brit. /ˈwiːllɒk/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wilˌlɑk/ Etymology: < wheel n. + lock n.² 1. A form of gun-lock in which the powder was fired by the friction of a small wheel (wound up with a spring) against a piece of iron pyrites. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > lock > types of firelock1544 snap-work1568 rewet1572 snaphance1588 French lock1641 wheel-lock1670 flintlock1683 matchlock1688 percussion gun-lock1808 percussion lock1819 rebounder1871 rebounding lock1871 miquelet1926 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iv. 181 The wheel-lock of a Pistol, ready wound up. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 71 These..have been much used for Carabines and Pistols, whil'st Wheel-locks were in fashion. a1817 R. L. Edgeworth Mem. (1820) I. 284 Guns,..some with old match-locks,..and others with wheel~locks. 1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour III. 589 Their [sc. German Reiters' or pistoliers'] characteristic arm, the wheel~lock pistol. 1904 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. i. 17 The match-lock led up to the wheel-lock, and that again to the flint-lock musket. 2. A form of letter-lock (see letter lock n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2) with a series of wheels or disks upon the edges of which the letters were inscribed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > combination lock > type of letter lock?a1650 puzzle lock1838 wheel-lock1875 autodial1932 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 3. a. (See quot. 1875.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > skid or lock to retard motion trigger1591 drug1638 trigen1659 skid1766 drag1795 remskoen1816 slipper1827 shoe1837 sledge1839 hub1856 rough lock1858 spoke1858 wagon-drag1875 wagon-lock1875 wheel-lock1875 sprag1878 slipper-drag1883 slipper-brake1884 shod1893 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Wheel-lock, a wagon-lock, to retard the revolution of the wheels in descending a hill. b. = lock n.² 19. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > road wheel by which steering effected > (extent of) turning of wheels steering lock1897 lock1906 wheel-lock1927 steering angle1936 1927 Observer 20 Feb. 21/3 The majority of our fire~fighting appliances are not provided with adequate wheel-locks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1670
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