deadbolts
- plural of deadbolt.
Example Sentences
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In response, the landlord changed the locks on the apartment and had deadbolts and latches installed, the report said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023
“This bear is going through front doors, deadbolts and all,” Sielsch said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2022
Several heavy metal doors opened with deadbolts turned by wheels.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021
The best solution is a multipoint locking system, which has deadbolts at the top, middle and bottom, but that would probably mean buying new doors, because adding it as a retrofit would be tricky.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021
Eventually Madame Manec deadbolts the kitchen door and clears her throat.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
