Assertion: latch | /r/HasProperty | fastening
Facets:
value: for a door
type: PURPOSE
value: on a door
type: LOCATION
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
value: on gate
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A latch is a fastening on a door or gate.
text: Essentially, a latch is a fastening that engages with a catch, keeper or strike plate to hold the door closed.
text: As nouns the difference between latch and bolt is that latch is a fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side while bolt is a (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end it can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw or bolt can be a sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
text: As nouns the difference between lever and latch is that lever is (mechanics) a rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum ), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion or lever can be (rare) a levee while latch is a fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.