noun
- the firing mechanism of a gun that ignites the charge
Usage: firearms
Examples
- The musket’s gunlock needed repair after years of use.
- He carefully cleaned the gunlock to ensure it would fire properly.
- The antique rifle had an ornate flintlock gunlock.
- A faulty gunlock could make the weapon unreliable.
- The gunsmith examined the gunlock for any defects.
- Early firearms used simple gunlock mechanisms.