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latchstring

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lach′string′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
latch•string  (lach′string′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
  • latch + string 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
latchstring /ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ/ n
  1. a length of string fastened to a latch and passed through a hole in the door so that it can be opened from the other side
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