- A clip or clasp, e.g.
- Latch
- One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
- Impasse
- Photo finish
- Secure latch
- Spooner led Doc into standoff
- Stalemate
- A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to
throw the bolt forward.
- A counteraction of things, which produces an entire
stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.
- Securing (gate)
- of Latch
- A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by
which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and
lasket.