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PIN TUMBLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pin tumbler mean?
• PIN TUMBLER (noun)
The noun PIN TUMBLER has 1 sense:
1. cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
Familiarity information: PIN TUMBLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pin; pin tumbler
Hypernyms ("pin tumbler" is a kind of...):
tumbler (a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown)
Holonyms ("pin tumbler" is a part of...):
cylinder lock (a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate)
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