gunlock

gun·lock

G0315200 (gŭn′lŏk′)n. A device for igniting the charge of a firearm.

gunlock

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

gun•lock

(ˈgʌnˌlɒk)

n. the mechanism of a firearm by which the charge is exploded. [1645–55]

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gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearmfiring mechanismaction 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 chargegun - 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 pulledwheel lock - an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel