Self-locking

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That remains safely in place after being moved or positioned, even in the absence of continued applied force. not-comparable

    "a self-locking nut"

Adjective
  1. 1
    locking automatically when closed wordnet

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