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.
a gun having such a gunlock.
Origin of wheel lock
1Words Nearby wheel lock
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use wheel lock in a sentence
One of the most common ways to silence DNA is to add a chemical group to a gene so that, like a wheel lock, the gene gets “stuck” as it’s trying make a protein.
These Mice Pups Inherited Immunity From Their Parents—But Not Through DNA | Shelly Fan | November 2, 2021 | Singularity HubAmong them, however, are flint-locks and here and there an old wheel-lock.
Chats on Household Curios | Fred W. BurgessOr with smaller game—I fancy I could hit a pheasant with a wheel-lock if I went alone, and flushed the bird myself.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesWheel-lock of blued steel, with gold and silver inlay, and wheel-guard of tracery in thin gold.
Armour in England | J. Starkie GardnerA result of the introduction of the wheel-lock was the invention of pistols, which never carry match-locks.
Armour in England | J. Starkie Gardner
The wheel-lock was rarely used for infantry arms, but was of necessity employed by cavalry, where the match was inconvenient.
Armour in England | J. Starkie Gardner
British Dictionary definitions for 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
a gun having such a lock
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse