spring lock

British  

noun

1. a type of lock having a spring-loaded bolt, a key being required only to unlock it

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spring lock

Then he whirled and strode toward his office door, but the spring lock had snapped, queering his exit.

From Time Magazine Archive

They should agree to meet somewhere, probably next spring, lock the doors, and not go home until they have signed a document, however long it may take.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he saw that it was a spring lock, and that, with grim, characteristic humour, Uncle Ebeneezer had placed the key inside the box.

From At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern by Reed, Myrtle

Before returning to the desk, she snapped the spring lock on the door.

From Janet Hardy in Radio City by Wheeler, Ruthe S.

As we fled through it I remembered that it was closed at the other end by a door with a spring lock, and was usually kept closed, one of the ushers carrying the key.

From Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 by Anonymous