- latch [countable]
- 1
a small metal or plastic object used to keep a door, gate, or window closed : Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate.
- 2 especially British English
a type of lock for a door that you can open from the inside by turning a handle, but that you need a key to open from the outside - on the latch (=shut but not locked)
Ray went out, leaving the door on the latch.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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