chain latch
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A door chain.
Example Sentences
- "[Mitral stenosis] is apparently due to the sudden tension on the edges of the mitral valve when, with ventricular diastole, it starts to open widely but cannot. It may well be compared to the opening of a door protected by a chain latch;"
- "Dov slipped the chain latch into place and opened the door a crack."
- "The door opened, but only a little bit. Harris didn’t take off the chain latch, and Rhodes could see only a bit of his face through the opening."