deadlatch

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Synonyms: drawlatch

Antonyms: drawlatch

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

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.

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