wheel lock

noun

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

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby wheel lock

wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life, wheels

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Example sentences from the Web for wheel lock

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
An instrument by which the wheel-lock guns and pistols were wound up; also used to screw up the nuts of the plummer boxes.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
To ignite the powder the "wheel-lock" and "snap-haunce" were invented by the Germans in the sixteenth century.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
The snap-haunce, a straight piece of furrowed steel, superseded the wheel-lock.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle

The guns and the pistols were all flint-locks, for at this time matchlock and wheel-lock had about gone out of use.
The Real America in Romance, Volume 6;|John R. Musick

British Dictionary definitions for wheel lock

wheel lock

noun

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

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单词	wheel lock
释义	wheel lock noun 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 First recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby wheel lock wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life, wheels Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wheel lock 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 An instrument by which the wheel-lock guns and pistols were wound up; also used to screw up the nuts of the plummer boxes. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth To ignite the powder the "wheel-lock" and "snap-haunce" were invented by the Germans in the sixteenth century. Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle The snap-haunce, a straight piece of furrowed steel, superseded the wheel-lock. Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle The guns and the pistols were all flint-locks, for at this time matchlock and wheel-lock had about gone out of use. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6;\|John R. Musick British Dictionary definitions for wheel lock wheel lock noun 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
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