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central locking

British

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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WCR was in a long-running dispute with the ORR about having to install central locking on its Mark 1 carriages to prevent passengers from opening doors when the train is moving.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Nexperia makes so called "legacy" or "building block" semiconductors that are vital for everything from power-steering and airbags to central locking systems.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

But when she closed the driver's door the central locking activated and she was unable to open any doors.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

She said it was "common sense" that a central locking system was safer than one "dependent on no more than an assumption by the guard that the stewards have locked the doors".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

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

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2017

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