Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A set of hardware for shutting or locking a door.
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Examples
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Five people found themselves on the wrong side of a door equipped with a faulty Stanley lockset and one reported becoming entrapped inside.
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Wielding it like a hammer, she struck the lockset.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She kicked just below the lockset, severing the hollow interior door from the frame and sending it twirling from its upper hinge.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She kicked just below the lockset, severing the hollow interior door from the frame and sending it twirling from its upper hinge.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Her armored foot finally rattled the lockset loose.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Her armored foot finally rattled the lockset loose.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She kicked just below the lockset, severing the hollow interior door from the frame and sending it twirling from its upper hinge.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Wielding it like a hammer, she struck the lockset.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She front-kicked the door as hard as she could, aiming high for the lockset, the weakest point in the door.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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She front-kicked the door as hard as she could, aiming high for the lockset, the weakest point in the door.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
Gammerstang commented on the word lockset
A complete door lock system comprised of the lock mechanism together with knobs, keys, plates, strikes and other accessories.
January 9, 2018