lock
noun
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
lockless
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a word derived from
lock.
Example Sentences
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Beyond them is a small vestibule with a set of sealed, lockless doors at the other end.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
I drew the table against the lockless door, blew out the light, sat on the stool, resting my arms on the table, and my head on my arms, and slept peacefully till long after daybreak.
From The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr
He went away, after having taken Jules' shotgun, her little revolver, and even a lockless, flintless old musket which had belonged to some of the kin who had followed Napoleon to Russia.
From Home Fires in France by Dorothy Canfield
Jerry bethought himself of a lockless window off the back porch roof, which he and Tod had used more than once in time of need.
From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Gordon Stuart
Oh! if that shack were only hers—the rights of its lockless door.
From The Wrong Woman by Charles D. Stewart
