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Boxlock is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Boxlock in a sentence

Boxlock meaning

A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.

Using Boxlock

  • The main meaning on this page is: A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.
  • In the example corpus, boxlock often appears in combinations such as: boxlock action.

Context around Boxlock

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

deeley 1×

Often after:

action 2× patent 1×

Sentence patterns with Boxlock

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

anson deeley boxlock action open 1× deeley s boxlock patent of 1× of the boxlock action in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a view of 1× the double barreled 1×

Common sentence endings:

action in 1875 1× patent of 1875 1× the extractor visible 1×

Words around Boxlock

Just before it in the word index:

boxlight 2 boxley 5 boxler 2 boxing 1.680 boxiness 3 boxier 2

Just after it in the word index:

boxlunch 8 boxman 5 boxmasters 2 boxmeer 2 boxoffice 6 boxofficeindia 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Boxlock

  • In this selection, "boxlock" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, deeley, action and patent stand out and add context to how "boxlock" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include anson deeley boxlock action open and deeley s boxlock patent of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "boxlock" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with boxlock

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The double-barreled shotgun has changed little since the development of the boxlock action in 1875. (16 words)

However, the most successful hammerless innovation of the 1870s was Anson and Deeley's boxlock patent of 1875. (18 words)

A view of the break-action of a typical side-by-side double-barreled shotgun, with the Anson & Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

A view of the break-action of a typical side-by-side double-barreled shotgun, with the Anson & Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible. (26 words)

However, the most successful hammerless innovation of the 1870s was Anson and Deeley's boxlock patent of 1875. (18 words)

The double-barreled shotgun has changed little since the development of the boxlock action in 1875. (16 words)

Example sentences (3)

A view of the break-action of a typical side-by-side double-barreled shotgun, with the Anson & Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible.

However, the most successful hammerless innovation of the 1870s was Anson and Deeley's boxlock patent of 1875.

The double-barreled shotgun has changed little since the development of the boxlock action in 1875.

Common combinations with boxlock

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boxlock" in a sentence?
An example: "A view of the break-action of a typical side-by-side double-barreled shotgun, with the Anson & Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "boxlock" from authentic English texts.
What does "boxlock" mean?
Boxlock means: A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.
How many example sentences with "boxlock" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "boxlock", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.