deadlatch

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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.

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Meanings

noundeadlatch (plural deadlatches)

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.

Origin

From dead + latch.

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Cite this entry
APA

deadlatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadlatch

MLA

“deadlatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadlatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadlatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadlatch.

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