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dead-bolt — deadˈ bolt or deadˈ lock noun One moved by turning the key or knob without intervention of a spring • • • Main Entry: ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
dead bolt — dead ,bolt noun count the metal bar of a lock that closes when you turn a key or handle … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dead bolt — For other uses, see deadbolt (disambiguation). Door with two locks, one in the doorknob and a separate deadbolt. A dead bolt or dead lock (also deadbolt), is a locking mechanism distinct from a spring bolt lock because a deadbolt cannot be moved… … Wikipedia
dead bolt — noun : a lock bolt that is moved positively by turning the knob or key without action of a spring * * * dead bolt UK US noun [countable] [singular dead bolt plural dead bolts] mainly american the metal bar of a lock that closes when you turn a… … Useful english dictionary
dead bolt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dead bolt : singular dead bolt plural dead bolts mainly American the metal bar of a lock that closes when you turn a key or handle … English dictionary
dead bolt — noun (C) AmE a strong lock often used on doors; mortice lock BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dead-lock — deadˈ bolt or deadˈ lock noun One moved by turning the key or knob without intervention of a spring • • • Main Entry: ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
dead|lock — «DEHD LOK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a condition or situation in which activity between two opposing sides stops because they are equally strong and neither one will give in; complete standstill: »Employers and strikers had reached a deadlock in their… … Useful english dictionary
dead 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) … Useful english dictionary
Bolt (2008 film) — This article is about the film. For the titular character from the film, see Bolt (character). Bolt … Wikipedia
