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- noun Plural form of
padlock . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
padlock .
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Examples
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Since the trend took off almost three years ago, thousands of padlocks have been locked to the bridge.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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Similar padlocks can also be found on fences and bridges in Rome, Moscow, Prague, Brussels and Mount Huang in China.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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For the past few years couples have been attaching engraved padlocks to the bridge and throwing the keys into the Seine as a sign of never-ending love.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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Similar padlocks can also be found on fences and bridges in Rome, Moscow, Prague, Brussels and Mount Huang in China.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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Others suggest that it originated in China where padlocks cover every metal pole and fence of Mount Huang.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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He further added that the practice "posed the question of preserving heritage, and that in time the padlocks would have to be removed".
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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In May 2010 all but a handful of the padlocks vanished overnight from the bridge.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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If you use such a service, consider retaining any sensitive material on a computer or other hard drive at home, where you can provide virtual padlocks including a firewall and password protection.
What Cloud Computing Means to You Kelli B. Grant 2011
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Hundreds of padlocks in various shapes, etched with dates and couples' initials, have been affixed to the railings of the wooden slatted bridge.
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
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He further added that the practice "posed the question of preserving heritage, and that in time the padlocks would have to be removed".
Ronda Carman: Padlocks Declaring Your Love On The Pont Des Arts In Paris Ronda Carman 2011
reesetee commented on the word padlocks
An international collection.
January 31, 2010