love-locks
Sentimental hair spirals
Love-locks are padlocks attached to public structures—bridges, fences, gates—by couples as symbols of their commitment.
The ritual typically involves inscribing initials or names on the lock, attaching it, and throwing the key into water below.
The Pont des Arts in Paris became so weighted with love-locks that sections of railing collapsed.
Authorities often remove them, citing safety and aesthetics.
Portable locking device
- railingHorizontal safety bar
- SeineMajor French waterway
- ParisFrance's chief city
- Brooklyn BridgeFamous East River crossing
fence · attachment · weight · removal · metal · engraved · initials · couples
Firm pledge to act
- couplesRomantic partners together
- namesPersonal identifying words
- dateSpecific day or outing
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
sweetheart · devotion · eternal · vow · inscription · hearts · initials · declaration
Act of taking away
- damageHarm or impairment
- structuralRelating to building framework
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- vandalismWillful property damage
ban · fine · prohibited · weight limit · heritage · eyesore · litter · environmental
Formal event marking occasions
- attachingJoining to something else
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- waterClear essential liquid
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
tradition · tourist · gesture · pilgrimage · destination · photograph · selfie · bucket list
padlock
Portable locking device
Brooklyn Bridge · fence · attachment · weight · removal · metal · engraved · initials · couples · barrier
commitment
Firm pledge to act
anniversary · sweetheart · devotion · eternal · vow · inscription · hearts · initials · declaration · engagement
removal
Act of taking away
- damageHarm or impairment
- structuralRelating to building framework
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
vandalism · ban · fine · prohibited · weight limit · heritage · eyesore · litter · environmental · authorities
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
symbolic · tradition · tourist · gesture · pilgrimage · destination · photograph · selfie · bucket list · travel
love-locksbuzz cut
Close-cropped military hairstyle
crew cut · military cut · shaved head · cropped hair · close-cropped
love, lock, loves, loved, loving, lovely, lover, lovers, loveless