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English noun: cylinder lock

1. cylinder lock (artifact) 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


Broader (hypernym)lock


Part holonympin, pin tumbler









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