Usually means: String or cord; opens door.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word latchstring:

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  1. latchstring: Merriam-Webster
  2. latchstring: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. latchstring: Collins English Dictionary
  4. latchstring: Vocabulary.com
  5. latchstring: Wordnik
  6. latchstring: Wiktionary
  7. latchstring: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. latchstring: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. latchstring: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Latchstring, latchstring: Dictionary.com
  11. Latchstring: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. latchstring: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. latchstring: Rhymezone
  14. Latchstring: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. latchstring: FreeDictionary.org
  16. latchstring: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. latchstring: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (latchstring)

▸ noun:  A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side.

Similar:
latching, latchet, slatch, doorlatch, lasket, throat latch, lanyard, taglock, throatlatch, padlock, more...

Opposite:
bolt, lock, deadbolt, padlock

Types:
cord, rope, twine, string, more...

Phrases:
to find the latchstring out, more...

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Similar:
latching, latchet, slatch, doorlatch, lasket, throat latch, lanyard, taglock, throatlatch, padlock, more...

Opposite:
bolt, lock, deadbolt, padlock

Types:
cord, rope, twine, string, more...

Phrases:
to find the latchstring out, more...



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