double-lock
Americanverb (used with object)
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to lock with two turns of a key, so that a second bolt is engaged.
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to fasten with particular care.
Etymology
Origin of double-lock
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Additionally, “tamper-evident security seals in a double-lock location” would protect machines and votes.
From Washington Times
They are stored under double-lock at hospitals and governed by so-called “red prescriptions,” which only specially certified doctors can write.
From Washington Times
As MIT President L. Rafael Reif has written, “If all we do in response to China’s ambition is to try to double-lock all our doors, I believe we will lock ourselves into mediocrity.”
From Washington Post
The US car giant recommended people double-lock their cars, and store their keys in a "suitable metal box" that will block radio signals.
From BBC
Husted says the machines are kept “under double-lock and key.”
From Washington Times
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