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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uplock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-lock
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanism that secures an aircraft's landing gear in the retracted position, helping to prevent an uncommanded gear deployment during flight.

verb

To lock up.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English uplock From up- + lock.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uplocks (plural) uplocks (present, singular) uplocking (participle, present) uplocked (participle, past) uplocked (past)

Questions

What does uplock mean?
A mechanism that secures an aircraft's landing gear in the retracted position, helping to prevent an uncommanded gear deployment during flight.
Where does uplock come from?
Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English uplock From up- + lock.

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