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n. - The action that ignites the charge in a firearm.

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Usage examples (17)
  • It includes the gunlock application to unlock the SIM card.
  • A bombshell filled with gunpowder, a gunlock, and a small clock, have been suggested as forming the components of this invention.
  • George, whose face, some said, resembled the inside of a gunlock, being the war-horse.
  • In the 2008 "Heller" decision, the Supreme Court struck down Washington, D. C.'s handgun ban and gunlock requirements.
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