Meanings
noundoor chain (plural door chains)
plural door chains · alternative doorchain
- A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside.
Synonyms: chain latch, security chain
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 門鏈 /门链
- 門鏈 /门链 (ménliàn)a device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
Finnish oviketju
- oviketjua device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
French chaîne de sûreté, chaîne de porte
- chaîne de sûretéa device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
- chaîne de portea device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
German Türkette
- Türkettea device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
Japanese ドアチェーン
- ドアチェーン (doachēn)a device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
Russian цепо́чка
- цепо́чка (cepóčka)a device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
Spanish cadena de puerta
- cadena de puertaa device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside
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APA
door chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/door%20chain
MLA
“door chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/door%20chain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “door chain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/door%20chain.
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