Definition of "deadbolt" [deadbolt]

• The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged. (noun)
• A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so can not be retracted except by turning the cylinder. (noun)
• To fasten or secure with a deadbolt. (verb)

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• "Therefore, all Drommel needed to do was jump ahead to 4: 20, crush Keer†™ s skull while he slept, toss him off the balcony, lock the deadbolt from the inside, return to the past, and make sure he has lots of eye witnessed at 4: 20."
• "That way if somebody was to break the glass and reach inside, they couldn't unlock your deadbolt, which is what happens a lot of times."
• "The first layer is what I call target hardening, which is anything you do to prevent or cause delays in your house being broken into, such as deadbolt locks, things of that nature."