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self-locking adjective (alsoselflocking)uk /ˌselfˈlɒk.ɪŋ/ us /ˌselfˈlɑː.kɪŋ/ A self-locking device locks itself automatically: It was a self-locking door with no handle and I didn't have the key. Gates should be self-closing as well as self-locking. Workers became trapped in the high-rise's stairwell behind self-locking stairwell doors. The property was designed as a secure complex, with perimeter fencing on all sides and selfclosing and selflocking gates and doors. In the past, engineers had favoured a self-locking nut, but this time they opted to use a different type of nut. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Locking and bolting bar batten bolt handcuff hermetically latch lock lock (something) up lock someone out lock something away lock something in lockable love lock manacle padlock relock shut shut someone away under lock and keyidiom unlockable |