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deadlatch

deadlatch noun: a kind of latch whose bolt may be locked by a detent so that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key.

Noun

deadlatch (plural deadlatches)

  1. A kind of latch whose bolt may be locked by a detent so that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key.

Forms of deadlatch

pluraldeadlatches

Origin of deadlatch

From dead + latch.

Words formed from deadlatch

Questions about deadlatch

What does deadlatch mean?
Deadlatch means a kind of latch whose bolt may be locked by a detent so that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key.
What part of speech is deadlatch?
Deadlatch is a noun.
What is the plural of deadlatch?
The plural of deadlatch is deadlatches.

Words near deadlatch in the dictionary

  1. deadj.
  2. deadjectival
  3. deadjectivals
  4. deadland
  5. deadlands
  6. deadlatch
  7. deadlatched
  8. deadlatches
  9. deadleg
  10. deadlegged
  11. deadlegging

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