lockplate

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noun

The plate that covers the lockwork of a gun.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounlockplate (plural lockplates)

plural lockplates

  1. engineeringThe plate that covers the lockwork of a gun.

Origin

From lock + plate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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