double-lock

verb

To lock with two separate locks or bolts.

Meanings

verbdouble-lock (third-person singular simple present double-locks, present participle double-locking, simple past and past participle double-locked)

present singular third person double-locks · participle present double-locking · participle past double-locked · past double-locked

  1. transitiveTo lock with two separate locks or bolts.
  2. transitiveTo lock by two turns of the key.
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APA

double-lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-lock

MLA

“double-lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-lock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-lock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-lock.

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