Usually means: Locking mechanism, secures door firmly.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. dead bolt: Merriam-Webster
  2. dead bolt: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. dead-bolt: Wordnik
  4. dead bolt: Dictionary.com
  5. Dead bolt: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. dead bolt: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. dead bolt: Wiktionary

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dead bolt: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dead bolt: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dead bolt: Construction Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Dead bolt)

noun:  Alternative form of deadbolt [The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.]
verb:  Alternative form of deadbolt [(transitive) To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.]


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