deadlatches

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A form of deadlatch — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of deadlatch
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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