latching
Word-form referenceslatch
Adjective
That latches.
Usage- not-comparable
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A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
Noun
The act of fastening a latch.
A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
The situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap.
Word forms
latchings