Deadlatch

/ˈdɛdlætʃ/ noun

Definition

A type of door latch with a bolt that cannot be retracted from the outside without a key, providing security against lock bumping.

Etymology

From 'dead' (unable to move, fixed) plus 'latch' (a fastening mechanism). 'Dead' here means the bolt is mechanically locked and cannot move, combining with 'latch' from Old English 'læccan' (to seize).

Kelly Says

The deadlatch was invented to prevent burglars from bumping locks—a technique where you tap a specially cut key to shock the pins into alignment—making it a response to an old security weakness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞት መለያ
mot me-le-ya
ARالعربية
مفتاح الموت
muftah al-mawt
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যু লক
mrityu lok
CACatalà
tanca mort
tan-sa mort
CSČeština
smrtný zámek
smrt-ny zamek
DADansk
dødslås
døds-las
DEDeutsch
Todesfalle
to-des-fal-leh
ELΕλληνικά
κλείδα θανάτου
klei-da tha-na-to
ESEspañol
cerradura de muerte
ser-ra-doo-ra deh muh-teh
FAفارسی
قفل مرگ
qafal marg
FISuomi
kuolonsulku
kuo-lo-sul-ku
FRFrançais
verrou mortel
vuh-roo morel
GUGU
મૃત્યુ ચાવી
mrutyu chaavi
HAHA
kwanin mutu
kwan-in mu-tu
HEעברית
מנעול מוות
men-u-ol mo-vet
HIहिन्दी
मृत्यु ताला
mrutyu taala
HUMagyar
halálos zár
ha-la-os zar
IDBahasa Indonesia
kunci kematian
kun-chi ke-ma-ti-an
IGIG
nkwu ọnwụ
nkwu on-wu
ITItaliano
serratura mortale
ser-ra-too-ra mor-ta-leh
JA日本語
死の閂
shi no kanawa
KKKK
өлім қыбы
ö-lim kyby
KMKM
ក្បាលស្លា
k'baal slaa
KO한국어
죽음 잠금장치
juk-eum jam-geum jang-chi
MRMR
मृत्यु ताला
mrutyu taala
MSBahasa Melayu
kunci maut
kun-chi mau-t
MYမြန်မာ
မိမိ သေဆုံး
mi-mi the-su-ng
NLNederlands
dode sloot
doh-deh sloot
NONorsk
dødslås
døds-las
PAPA
ਮਰણ ਕੰਟ
maran kant
PLPolski
zamek śmierci
zam-ek smi-er-ci
PTPortuguês
fechamento mortal
feh-cha-men-toh mor-tal
RORomână
blocaj morții
blo-kaj mo-ree
RUРусский
мертвый замок
mertvyy zamok
SVSvenska
dödslås
dös-las
SWKiswahili
fungu la kifo
fun-gu la ki-fo
TAதமிழ்
மரணக் கருவி
maraṇak karuvi
TEతెలుగు
మరణం లాక్
maraṇam laak
THไทย
กุญแจตาย
kun-cha-tai
TLTL
sariling kamatayan
sa-ri-ling ka-ma-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
ölüm kilit
ölüm kil-it
UKУкраїнська
замок смерті
zamok smerti
URاردو
موت کا لک
moot ka lak
VITiếng Việt
khóa tử thần
khoa tu than
YOYO
àgbà àjọ́
a-gba a-jo
ZH中文
死亡闩
sǐwáng shuān
ZUZU
isigamu sokufa
i-si-ga-mu so-ku-fa

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