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chain latch

chain latch noun: a door chain.

Noun

chain latch (plural chain latches)

  1. A door chain.
    • [Mitral stenosis] is apparently due to the sudden tension on the edges of the mitral valve when, with ventricular diastole, it starts to open widely but cannot. It may well be compared to the opening of a door protected by a chain latch;1917, Austin Flint and Henry C. Thacher, A Manual of Physical Diagnosis, 7th edition, page 332
    • Dov slipped the chain latch into place and opened the door a crack.1958, Leon Uris, chapter 14, in Exodus, page 429

Forms of chain latch

pluralchain latches

Questions about chain latch

What does chain latch mean?
Chain latch means a door chain.
What part of speech is chain latch?
Chain latch is a noun.
What is the plural of chain latch?
The plural of chain latch is chain latches.

Words near chain latch in the dictionary

  1. chain guards
  2. chain gun
  3. chain guns
  4. chain hobble
  5. chain hobbles
  6. chain latch
  7. chain latches
  8. chain letter
  9. chain letters
  10. chain lightning
  11. chain locker

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