deadbolt

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
2. A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder.

Verb

To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.

Concepts

verrou

Synonymes

bolt

Traductions

μάνταλο

chiavistello

catenaccio

catorcio

paletto

Étymologie (Anglais)

From dead + bolt.