deadlatch
deadlatch · deadlatches
A kind of latch whose bolt may be locked by a detent so that it can not be opened from…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
From dead + latch.From dead + latch.
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Forms
plural: deadlatches| Singular | deadlatch |
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Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddeadlatched