frame lock

noun

A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.

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Meanings

nounframe lock (plural frame locks)

plural frame locks · alternative framelock · alternative frame-lock

  1. A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.
  2. metonymicallyA knife or other tool with such a lock.
  3. cyclingA lock that is permanently attached to the frame of a bicycle.

Translations

Dutch framelock, frameslot
  • framelockfolding knife or other tool
  • frameslotbicycle lock
  • ringslotbicycle lock
Finnish frame lock -veitsi, runkolukko
  • frame lock -veitsifolding knife or other tool
  • runkolukkobicycle lock
German Framelock, Rahmenschloss
  • Framelockfolding knife or other tool
  • Rahmenschlossbicycle lock
Polish nóż frame lock
  • nóż frame lockfolding knife or other tool
Russian фреймло́к
  • фреймло́к (frejmlók)folding knife or other tool
Swedish frame lock-kniv, ramlås
  • frame lock-knivfolding knife or other tool
  • ramlåsbicycle lock
Cite this entry
APA

frame lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frame%20lock

MLA

“frame lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frame%20lock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frame lock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frame%20lock.

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