telki — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
• slot noun A narrow opening or groove designed to fit something into, or an assigned place in a schedule or sequence.
• spar noun A strong pole used as a mast, boom, or similar support on a ship or aircraft.

Senses

telki is used for these senses in English:

• bolt A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
• spar (obsolete) A bar of wood used to fasten a door.

bolt — full definition

1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
3. noun A flash of lightning.
4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

slot — full definition

1. noun A narrow opening or groove designed to fit something into, or an assigned place in a schedule or sequence.
2. verb To fit or assign something neatly into its place.

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