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  2. Hydrolock - Wikipedia

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    According to the Historic Aircraft Association, "This phenomenon is known as 'hydraulic lock'." haa-uk.aero Similarly, Miller Hydraulic notes, "A hydraulic lock, also called hydrolock or hydrostatic lock, occurs when a fluid enters the cylinders in a hydraulic system and limits their compression."

  3. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    Euro profile locks, an example of a cylinder lock. These are commonly found on uPVC doors and commercial buildings where re-keying doors is common. Commonly pin tumbler locks are found in a cylinder that can be easily unscrewed by a locksmith to facilitate rekeying. The first main advantage to a cylinder lock, also known as a profile cylinder ...

  4. D. Napier & Son - Wikipedia

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    D. Napier & Son Limited was a British engineering company best known for its luxury motor cars in the Edwardian era and for its aero engines throughout the early to mid-20th century. Napier was founded as a precision engineering company in 1808 and for nearly a century produced machinery for the financial, print, and munitions industries.

  5. Disc tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The underside of a disc tumbler lock A key for a disc tumbler lock. A disc tumbler or disc detainer lock is a lock composed of slotted rotating detainer discs. The lock was invented by Finnish founder of Abloy, Emil Henriksson (1886–1959) in 1907 and first manufactured under the Abloy brand in 1918.

  6. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    The plug is the part of a cylinder lock which is designed to turn when a key is inserted. Plug follower A plug follower is a device used in the assembly and disassembly of locks; it is a solid cylinder that is used to push the plug out of the lock, while preventing the springs and driver pins from moving. [8] Relocking device in a safe ...

  7. Engine configuration - Wikipedia

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    1919 Napier Lion II aircraft engine with three cylinder banks. Any design of motor/engine,be it a V or a boxer can be called an "in-line" if it's mounted in-line with the frame/chassis and in-line with the direction of travel of the vehicle.When the motor/engine is across the frame/chassis this is called a TRANSVERSE motor.Cylinder arrangement is not in the description of how the motor/engine ...

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  9. Caisson lock - Wikipedia

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    Work on the second lock was suspended (the third lock had not been started) and early in the following year an inclined plane, to carry boats’ cargoes in wheeled tubs, was built instead. Eventually a flight of nineteen locks on a longer alignment up the slope was constructed, with a Boulton & Watt Steam Pumping Station, capable of lifting ...