pin tumbler
English Thesaurus
1. cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | tumbler, |
| definition | : | a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | cylinder lock, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
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