(L) A term for a particular makeshift lock (image included)
How would one call a (sort of makeshift) lock on a door (not a shutter) that consists of a hook and eye like the one in the image below?
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This is called either a hook and eye lock or a cabin door lock. Your picture looks like the hardware pivots into the room, in which case it’s called a cabin swivel door lock.
I think the word you want is latch (Syntax).
What is dictionary and reference? Is
there a way to lock a password, or do they need a key to
unlock it?
It’s a Cabin Hook..
Cabin Hook Noun
Definition of CABIN HOOK
: a small hook and eye for use on cabinet doors
First Known Use of Cabin Hook 1845
Source http://www.merriam-webster.com com/dictionary/cabin%20hook…
They are also used to hold outward opening doors (for example patio doors) against a wall (to stop the doors blowing closed in a strong wind) when there is no rain.
Can be used to secure the doors to boats.
Some examples:
An example on an in a boat:
What is a makeshift lock?
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Makeshift should mean simple, basic or primitive! What does it mean “created in an emergency out of whatever materials are to hand”? Assuming you’re an Indian, take off your white shirt and tie it to a pole to create a makeshift flag of surrender.
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What are locks? What you see on the picture is a latch, specifically a ‘hook and eye’ latch.
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