What does pin tumbler mean?

pin tumbler means "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".

What is another word for pin tumbler?

Close synonyms include pin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pin tumbler a common word?

pin tumbler is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pin tumbler — meaning and 1 synonym

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

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
Synonymspin
Broadertumbler
Part ofcylinder lock

Questions about pin tumbler

What does pin tumbler mean?: pin tumbler means "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".
What is another word for pin tumbler?: Close synonyms include pin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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