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PASSIVE DOOR [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

The leaf of a pair of doors that does not contain a lock, but is bolted when closed, and to which the strike is fastened to receive the latch or bolt of the active door.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Vantail qui ne porte pas de serrure et auquel une gâche est fixée pour recevoir le pêne du premier vantail.

OBS

Une porte peut être à simple vantail ou à double vantaux. Un second vantail est généralement fixe; un montant intermédiaire ou une astragale sépare les vantaux.

Spanish

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