latchkey

/ˌlætʃˈki/
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Other forms: latchkeys

Definitions of latchkey
  1. noun
    key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
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    type of:
    key
    metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
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