weaklink

W4E1A1K5L1I1N1K5

noun

Part of a permissive-action link that is deliberately designed to fail before the safety device in the event of damage, ensuring that the weapon is not accidentally activated.

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounweaklink (plural weaklinks)

plural weaklinks

  1. Part of a permissive-action link that is deliberately designed to fail before the safety device in the event of damage, ensuring that the weapon is not accidentally activated.

Origin

From weak + link.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

weaklink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaklink

MLA

“weaklink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaklink. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weaklink,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaklink.

Source: weaklink on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.