central locking

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noun

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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Words nearby central locking

centralization, centralize, centralized, Central Karoo, central limit theorem, central locking, central moment, central nervous system, Central Park, Central Powers, central processing unit

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How to use central locking in a sentence

Offending the other ones has been a central strategy for Paul over the last year.
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President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.
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While the world fixated on Ukraine and Syria, a near-genocide ripped through central Africa, to little international fanfare.
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It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.
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At Grand Central Station, demonstrators held a die-in, Gothamist reported.
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Most of my observations are in keeping with Skutch's detailed report of the species in Central America.
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The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.
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It is not quite so level nor so perfectly cultivated as central Belgium, but is generally fertile and promises fairly.
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But the central economic doctrine of cost can not be shaken by mere denunciation.
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She opened a door at the back of the central hall and found herself in a pillared corridor with a door at either end.
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