window lock

noun

In a motor vehicle, a safety feature that disables the rear passenger window controls, preventing them from opening.

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Meanings

nounwindow lock (plural window locks)

plural window locks

  1. automotiveIn a motor vehicle, a safety feature that disables the rear passenger window controls, preventing them from opening.
  2. A mechanism, often a latch or fastener, that secures a window in a closed or open position.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position

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sash fastenersash lock
Broader
lock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian ablakzár
  • ablakzára mechanism that secures a window in a closed or open position
Cite this entry
APA

window lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20lock

MLA

“window lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20lock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “window lock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/window%20lock.

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