deadbolt

== English == === Etymology === From dead + bolt. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛdˌboʊ̯lt/ Hyphenation: dead‧boult === Noun === deadbolt (plural deadbolts) The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged. Coordinate term: latchbolt A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder. Synonym: deadlock ==== Translations ==== === Verb === deadbolt (third-person singular simple present deadbolts, present participle deadbolting, simple past and past participle deadbolted) (transitive) To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.