button lock (English, noun)
expansion: button lock (plural button locks)
Senses:
glosses: A type of lock (for knives, and other tools, of folding or collapsing type) in which the lock is released with the press of a button, usually on the side of the handle; such a lock often allows the tool to be locked closed as well as locked open.
glosses: A knife or other tool with such a lock.
tags: metonymically
Forms:
form: button locks
tags: plural
form: buttonlock
tags: alternative