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Tumbler is a part of a lock whose position must be changed by a key in order to release the bolt. File links The following pages link to this file: Alchemy Ada Adventure Apartheid Abbreviation Airplane (disambiguation) Abduction Alder Anno Domini Air ABC (disambiguation) Ad hominem Afghan AD Aether Aba Anus Affinity Ai AZ Albinism Accumulator Binary Chess Computer Carbon Cow Cricket (disambiguation) Collection Convex Culture Ceramics Case Creation Crow (disambiguation... Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (thesaurus, lexicon therein) in every language. ... A lock is a mechanical fastening device which may be used on a door, vehicle, or container. ... The word key has several uses: A key (lock) as a physical object (tool) used to manipulate a lock. ...


See also: Pin tumbler lock, Tubular pin tumbler lock, Disc tumbler lock The pin tumbler lock is a lock mechanism that utilizes a group of pins of varying lengths to prevent opening the lock without the correct key. ... The key pins (red) and driver pins (blue) are pushed towards the front of the lock, preventing the plug (yellow) from rotating. ... A disc tumbler lock or wafer lock is a type of lock that utilizes a set of flat discs to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted. ...


A tumbler is also a type of drinkware, a small glass cup, often found in bars and pubs, used to hold alcoholic beverages. So-called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure. Drinkware is a general term for the class of vessels from which people drink. ... Alcoholic beverages are drinks containing ethanol, popularly called alcohol. ...


See also: shot glass A shot glass (pencil included for scale) Traditionally, a shot glass was a small, thick glass designed to measure one ounce of liquid, usually liquor, to be either drunk straight, or poured into a mixed drink. ...


A tumbler is a toy that can tumble over and then straighten up itself. It usually has a rounded base with a heavy weight at the lowermost part of it.


A tumbler is a term sometimes used to describe the button on top of a chess clock that switches off one players clock and turns on the opponent's clock. A game clock consists of two adjacent clocks and buttons to stop one clock while starting the other, such that the two component clocks never run simultaneously. ...


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Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (575 words)
The pin tumbler lock is a lock mechanism that utilizes a group of pins of varying lengths to prevent opening the lock without the correct key.
Pin tumblers are most commonly employed in cylinder locks, but may also be found in tubular or radial locks.
The basic principles of the pin tumbler lock may date as far back as 2000 BC in Egypt; the lock consisted of a wooden post affixed to the door, and a horizontal bolt that slid into the post.
Tumbler Ridge (292 words)
Tumbler Ridge is one of B.C.'s newest towns, it was incorporated in 1981, and does not have the typical instant-town look, due to good planning.
The building and development of Tumbler Ridge and transportation facilities was B.C.'s largest industrial endeavor.
Tumbler Ridge is on a plateau, with the Wolverine, Murray and Flatbed Rivers nearby, and is surrounded by mountains, forests and rolling hills.
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