DOOR CHAIN meaning: Security device for partial opening - OneLook

Usually means: Security device for partial opening.

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door chain: Merriam-Webster
door chain: Collins English Dictionary
door-chain: Wordnik
door chain: Wiktionary
door chain: Infoplease Dictionary
door chain: Dictionary.com
Door chain: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (door chain)

▸ noun: A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside.

Similar:

doorlatch, keychain, latch, chaincase, shackle, padlock, chain guard, latchet, safety chain, carabiner, more...

Opposite:

door latch, door lock, door bolt

Phrases:

thing that locks door with a chain, door chain latch, more...

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Similar:

doorlatch, keychain, latch, chaincase, shackle, padlock, chain guard, latchet, safety chain, carabiner, more...

Opposite:

door latch, door lock, door bolt

Phrases:

thing that locks door with a chain, door chain latch, more...

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