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dead bolt






dead bolt   
noun

Definition of dead bolt

: a lock bolt that is moved by turning a knob or key without action of a spring



Recent Examples on the Web


//Crawford was not in the apartment the next morning when the roommate left for class, and the front door was locked with a dead bolt, the roommate told police.
— Tina Burnside, CNN, "Police are searching for a missing Clark Atlanta University student," 5 Nov. 2019
//Residents can put dead bolts on doors that can make quick escape, or rescue, difficult.
— Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Illegal Philly boarding house where 4 died owned by former San Diego federal agent," 30 Apr. 2018
//Raccoon can slide dead bolts, lift latches and open regular eyehooks.
— Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "On the market: Homes with a creative chicken coop (photos)," 7 Apr. 2018
//Pittman ran to the door, locked the dead bolt and told her kids to get upstairs.
— Leah Sottile, Longreads, "A Teen and a Toy Gun," 6 Feb. 2018
//Teri told him she had trouble turning the dead bolt on her way out, Quamme said in a recent interview.
— Gina Barton, jsonline.com, "Unsolved: Was Michelle Manders kidnapped or did she just wander off?," 13 Sep. 2017
//Teri told him she had trouble turning the dead bolt on her way out, Quamme said in a recent interview.
— Gina Barton, jsonline.com, "Unsolved: Was Michelle Manders kidnapped or did she just wander off?," 13 Sep. 2017
//Residents can put dead bolts on doors that can make quick escape, or rescue, difficult.
— Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Illegal Philly boarding house where 4 died owned by former San Diego federal agent," 30 Apr. 2018
//Raccoon can slide dead bolts, lift latches and open regular eyehooks.
— Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "On the market: Homes with a creative chicken coop (photos)," 7 Apr. 2018


First Known Use of dead bolt

circa 1902, in the meaning defined above



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