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User_gary Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Bolt/latch

Please bolt the door.
Please latch the door.

Can you please tell me the difference between "bolt" and "latch"?

What I feel is that they both mean "lock".
  

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Basically both 'bolt' and 'latch' mean 'to fasten a door , window etc. '. The only difference is in the mechanisms involved in the working of the two types of fasteners.

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  • Basically both 'bolt' and 'latch' mean 'to fasten a door , window etc.
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  • The only difference is in the mechanisms involved in the working of the two types of fasteners.
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Basically both 'bolt' and 'latch' mean 'to fasten a door , window etc. '. The only difference is in the mechanisms involved in the working of the two types of fasteners.
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Thanks a lot. I will be glad if you elaborate the explanation further so that I can understand completely.
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Bolt is a long, narrow piece of metal that you slide across the inside of a door or window in order to lock it , whereas latch is a small metal bar that is used to fasten a door or a gate. You raise a latch to open the door, and drop it into a metal hook to fasten it.
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