latch bolt
21night latch — noun doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside • Hypernyms: ↑doorlock * * * noun or night lock : a door lock having a spring bolt operated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a knob * * * a door lock operated …
22dead latch — dead latch, a door latch with a spring bolt opened by a key or by turning a knob: »The automatic dead latch is specially designed for glass panelled doors (Punch) …
23night latch — n. a door latch with a bolt opened from the outside by a key, and from the inside by a knob …
24night bolt — noun 1. : the bolt of a night latch 2. : an auxiliary bolt on the inside of a door to prevent opening from the outside except by a key …
25knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides. * * * …
26spring latch — noun : a latch that operates with a spring bolt …
27knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides …
28night latch — noun Date: 1854 a door lock having a spring bolt operated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a knob …
29night bolt. — See night latch. [1775 85] * * * …
30night latch — a door lock operated from the inside by a knob and from the outside by a key. Also called night bolt. [1850 55] * * * …
