Riegel — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
• latch noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
• transom noun A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.

Senses

Riegel is used for these senses in English:

• bolt A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
• 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.
• 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.
• transom The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

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.

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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