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LATCHBOLT [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

A bolt which is driven out of its retracted position by a compressed spring as soon as its handle or key is released.

OBS

latch bolt: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • bevelled bolt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
DEF

Pêne dont l'extrémité, taillée en biseau, est maintenue saillante par un ressort, et qui peut fonctionner sans clef.

OBS

pêne demi-tour; demi-tour : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cerrajería
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