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Meaning of mortise lock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A lock that requires a pocket (the mortise) to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted.

Equivalents

Deutsch Steckschloss

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mortise wheel mortise-and-tenon joint Mortised mortiser Mortises Mortlake

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