deadbolt
noun/ˈdedbəʊlt/
/ˈdedbəʊlt/
(especially North American English) (British English usually deadlock)
- a type of lock on a door that needs a key to open or close itOxford Collocations DictionaryDeadbolt is used before these nouns:
- lock
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