spring latch

noun

A latch that snaps into the keeper whenever the door is shut.

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Meanings

nounspring latch (plural spring latches)

plural spring latches

  1. A latch that snaps into the keeper whenever the door is shut.
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APA

spring latch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20latch

MLA

“spring latch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20latch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring latch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20latch.

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