wheel lock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweel, weel lok]
- /ʰwil, wil lɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweel, weel lok]
- /ʰwil, wil lɒk/

Definitions of wheel lock words

noun wheel lock an old type of gunlock in which sparks are produced by the friction of a small steel wheel against a piece of iron pyrites. 1
noun wheel lock a gun having such a gunlock. 1
noun wheel lock a gunlock formerly in use in which the firing mechanism was activated by sparks produced by friction between a small steel wheel and a flint 0
noun wheel lock a gun having such a lock 0
noun wheel lock an early type of gunlock in which a rough wheel is spun on a piece of pyrite or flint to throw sparks into the pan and set off the charge 0
noun wheel lock a gun with such a lock 0

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Origin of wheel lock

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Wheel lock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wheel lock

wheel lock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wheel lock usage trend in Literature

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