springlock

[ spring-lok ]

noun
  1. a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.

Origin of springlock

1
First recorded in 1475–85; spring + lock1

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British Dictionary definitions for spring lock

spring lock

noun
  1. a type of lock having a spring-loaded bolt, a key being required only to unlock it

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