Arretierung — meaning in English

English meaning

• detent noun A part that locks or releases movement, such as a catch or pawl.
• latch noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.

Senses

Arretierung is used for these senses in English:

• detent That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
• latch 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.

latch — full definition

1. noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
2. verb To fasten or close something with a latch.
3. verb To grab onto or fix firmly onto something, often figuratively.

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