Crossbow vs. Latch

Crossbownoun

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

Crossbownoun

A weapon, used in discharging arrows or bolts, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.

Crossbownoun

a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)

Crossbow

A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long firearm. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels.

Latchverb

To close or lock as if with a latch.

Latchverb

(transitive) To catch; lay hold of.

Latchverb

(obsolete) To smear; to anoint.

Latchnoun

A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.

Latchnoun

A flip-flop electronic circuit

Latchnoun

(obsolete) A latching.

Latchnoun

(obsolete) A crossbow.

Latchnoun

(obsolete) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

Latchnoun

A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.

Latchnoun

(database) A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.

Latchverb

To smear; to anoint.

Latchverb

To catch so as to hold.

Latchverb

To catch or fasten by means of a latch.

Latchnoun

That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

Latchnoun

A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.

Latchnoun

A latching.

Latchnoun

A crossbow.

Latchnoun

spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

Latchnoun

catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove

Latchverb

fasten with a latch;

Latch

A latch or catch (called sneck in Northern England and Scotland) is a type of mechanical fastener that joins two (or more) objects or surfaces while allowing for their regular separation. A latch typically engages another piece of hardware on the other mounting surface.