lock-off

English

Noun

lock-off (plural lock-offs)

  1. Alternative form of lockoff (any sense)
    • 1987, Painting of Vessels, page 36:
      The lock - off device shall be integral with the tool , shall not adversely affect the safety or operating characteristics of the tool, and shall not be easily removable.
    • 2008, Conditioning for Climbers: The Complete Exercise Guide, page 125:
      Stop when you can no longer perform a full pull-up or hold the lock-off.
    • 2012, Donald A. Bruce, Specialty Construction Techniques for Dam and Levee Remediation, page 368:
      Following lock-off of each anchor, an initial lift-off test was conducted to verify that load was successfully tansferred to the anchor bond zone.
    • 2014, Peter J. Shield, My Fun Life:
      If you use the one bedroom section of your lock-off and deposit your studio for an exchange, you will normally be exchanged to a similar sized unit (studio).
    • 2019, Ron Diamond, On Animation: The Director's Perspective Vol 2, page 30:
      The coverage all tended to have the same tone, meaning that if I was shooting a lock-off shot, it would be a series of lock-off shots.
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