central locking

noun

1. a system by which all the doors of a motor vehicle can be locked simultaneously when the driver's door is locked

Example Sentences

But when she closed the driver's door the central locking activated and she was unable to open any doors.

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She said it was "common sense" that a central locking system was safer than one "dependent on no more than an assumption by the guard that the stewards have locked the doors".

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The ORR told the judge that it did not want heritage train operators to go out of business, but it wanted to ensure heritage trains "meet minimum safety standards" by introducing central locking.

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The company, whose trains run at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, argued that its door procedures were as safe as a central locking mechanism, with train stewards operating them and warning signs for passengers.

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Some worries focus on radio jamming devices blocking signals for remote central locking.

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