self-locking
- a word derived from lock.
Example Sentences
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She registered with the state of Texas, renovated her living room, and installed a self-locking fence.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2023
Since the attack, residents have found some measure of comfort in the self-locking lobby door and the improved exterior lighting and cameras placed outside.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2018
Thanks to a self-locking mechanism, people will leave them literally anywhere, cluttering sidewalks and public spaces.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2018
The owner said he left for the night after showing Pitino and Sypher how to get out through a self-locking door.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2010
That tall, self-locking door stood henceforth betwixt her and the dear, familiar world she had known—the world of laughter and luxury and success.
From The Lamp of Fate by Pedler, Margaret
