pad‧lock /ˈpædlɒk $ -lɑːk/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: pad (of unknown origin) + lock]
a lock that you can put on a gate, door, bicycle etc:
He undid the padlock and eased back the lid.—padlock verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲