"You ought to use your night latch once in a while.

"The night latch isn't on," he murmured, as if to himself.

A type of lock, also known as a night latch

She turned the night latch in the door.

And Bush at night latches onto adjectives and doesn't let go.

Mason walked to the door of the outer office, opened it and pushed the catch into place which put on the night latch.

He raised the shades in the living room, opened the door, flipped on the night latch, and closed the door behind him.

No, sir, there's a night latch on it.

The night latch is on.

I twisted the night latch, which opened the outside lock, opened the door, looked along the empty corridor, and closed the door again.

In 1987, when she moved into a town house in Corpus Christishe requested a night latch, a lock that could only be opened from inside.

Other items that sold well included window sash locks, screen door hooks, night latches, and other protective devices.

We said goodnight formally at our respective doors and I heard him snap on the night latch at the same moment I turned my own.

Spring bolt lock (or night latch): A locking mechanism used with a latch bolt

He put the night latch on the outside door and carried his drink into the bedroom, stripped off his muddy clothes and put on another suit of somber material but dandified cut.

But he forgot about his umbrella which was in the hallway, and he overlooked the fact that he'd found the door open when he came in, and had put the night latch on it when he went upstairs.