Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deadlatch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dead-latch
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From dead + latch.

Inflected Forms

deadlatches (plural)

Derived Forms

deadlatched

Questions

What does deadlatch mean?: 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.
Where does deadlatch come from?: From dead + latch.

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