snap guns

A form of snap gun — A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of snap gun
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