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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
A thing that protrudes to lock the door
Situation:
When the door is on the latch, we put the key into the keyhole; when we turn the key, there will be an object protruding out into a rectangular hole in the door frame, so that after the key has been pulled out, a second party won't be able to open the door by turning the handle. What is this object called in English?
Thank you. J.
When the door is on the latch, we put the key into the keyhole; when we turn the key, there will be an object protruding out into a rectangular hole in the door frame, so that after the key has been pulled out, a second party won't be able to open the door by turning the handle. What is this object called in English?
Thank you. J.
Top answer
It's a bolt .
- It's a bolt .
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I don't disagree with Rover. Another word to consider is deadlock. On a modern lock, part of the bolt will slide back and forth and that is sometimes called the 'Yale'. Another part, as you say, can, by a turn of the key, be fixed in position and that is the deadlock
A more traditional arrangement is to have the fixed locking mechanism embedded separately into the door, in w
I don't disagree with Rover. Another word to consider is deadlock. On a modern lock, part of the bolt will slide back and forth and that is sometimes called the 'Yale'. Another part, as you say, can, by a turn of the key, be fixed in position and that is the deadlock
A more traditional arrangement is to have the fixed locking mechanism embedded separately into the door, in w
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