central locking

British  

noun

1. a system by which all the doors of a motor vehicle can be locked simultaneously when the driver's door is locked

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Example Sentences

Some worries focus on radio jamming devices blocking signals for remote central locking.

From BBC

Garda Mulcairns said central locking was operated both mechanically and electronically.

From BBC

Schools could install a central locking system that locks all of the classrooms from the hallways so that a shooter could not easily enter additional rooms.

From New York Times

If you're close enough to the car you can also hear the central locking clunk into place.

From BBC

While Devin Liddell does not see central locking of overhead bins as the best solution to the problem, he too does not rule it out.

From BBC