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Meanings of dead bolt in English

Russian
ригель замка

Lock without a spring mechanism.

ригель замка
Usage of dead bolt in English
1
Within seconds, she opened the dead bolt and welcomed the officers inside.
Midnight caller
2
A key slid into the dead bolt, and the front door opened.
Desert places: a novel of terror
3
Could she go back and get the rebar, bash the dead bolt?
Audrey's door
4
The dead bolt slid to, and I pulled the door slightly ajar.
Proven guilty
5
Abel threw the dead bolt and yanked open the heavy wood door.
Consent to kill: a thriller
6
You can see the dead bolt turning, about to come free.
Blackbird
7
Then I reached up and snapped the dead bolt closed for good measure.
Side Jobs
8
It doesn't take an expert long to open a dead bolt.
Hard eight
9
Keller locked the door's dead bolt and made his way to the bathroom.
A necessary evil
10
The remaining Turk, seeing his companions down, turned and made a dead bolt.
On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles
11
She twisted the dead bolt to make sure it was secure.
Flawless
12
The door closed after her, and then he heard the dead bolt turn.
Pines
13
In fact, I just finished putting a dead bolt on Mrs. Luger's door.
One for the money
14
How did you have a key to Ms. Guaman's dead bolt?
Body work
15
I shrug, flip the dead bolt, slip the chain and open the door.
Tell-all
16
With trembling hands she twisted the dead bolt till she heard it click.
My deadly valentine
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