unlatching

ʌnˈlætʃɪŋ

Definition

Definition of unlatching - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

action

TECH.

the act of opening by releasing a latch

TECH.

The unlatching of the gate was quick and silent.

phylloquinone

Adjective

ongoing action

TECH.

in the process of being unfastened by a latch

TECH.

The unlatching door creaked loudly.

unfastening

unlocking

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Origin of unlatching

Old English, un- (not) + læccan (to seize)

Examples of unlatching in a sentence

In the drill, the unlatching of the carriage door took only seconds.
The unlatching gate swung open slowly.
I heard the sound of an unlatching window.

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French:ouverture, déverrouillant, ...
German:Entriegeln, entriegelnd, ...
Italian:apertura del chiavistello, in fase di apertura, ...
Spanish:desbloqueo, desbloqueando, ...
Portuguese:destrancamento, destrancando, ...
Chinese:开门闩, 正在解锁的, ...
Japanese:掛け金を外すこと, ラッチが外れつつある, ...
Arabic:فَكّ الْمِزْلاج, جَارٍ فَتْحُه, ...
Hebrew:שִׁחְרוּר הַבְּרִיחַ, בִּתְּהִילוּךְ פִּתּוּחַ הַמַּנְעֵל, ...
Russian:отпирание, отстегивающийся, ...
Ukrainian:відмикання засувки, розстібнутий, ...
Hindi:कुंडी खोलना, खुलता हुआ, ...
Bengali:কাঁটা খোলা, খোলা, ...
Catalan:descorriment del pestell, desenganxant, ...
Czech:otevření západky, uvolňující se, ...
Danish:oplukning, oplukkelig, ...
Dutch:ontgrendeling, ontgrendelend, ...
Greek:ξεμαντάλωμα, ξεκλειδώνοντας, ...
Hungarian:kioldás, éppen kioldódó, ...
Khmer:ការបើកដោយដោះគន្លឹះចាក់, កំពុងដោះគន្លឹះ, ...
Korean:걸쇠 풀기, 열리는, ...
Persian:باز کردن چفت, در حال باز شدن, ...
Polish:odryglowanie, odpinający się, ...
Portuguese (BR):abertura do trinco, destrancando, ...
Romanian:descuiere, desfăcut, ...
Swedish:avhaspning, upplåsande, ...
Thai:การปลดกลอน, กำลังปลดล็อก, ...
Turkish:mandalı açma, açılmakta olan, ...
Vietnamese:việc mở chốt, đang mở khóa, ...

unlatch

ʌnˈlætʃ

Definition of unlatch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

door

Rare

open by releasing a latch

Rare

She unlatched the door quietly.

unbolt

unfasten

unlock

fastening

Rare

release or free from attachment

Rare

He helped to unlatch the boat from the trailer at the lake.

open

unfasten

unlock

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Origin of unlatch

English, un- (not) + latch (fasten)

Examples of unlatch in a sentence

The window was unlatched to let in fresh air.
She had to unlatch the gate to let the dog out.
He struggled to unlatch the window during the storm.

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French:ouvrir le loquet, détacher, ...
German:entriegeln, lösen, ...
Italian:aprire il chiavistello, sganciare, ...
Spanish:destrabar, desenganchar, ...
Portuguese:destrancar, desprender, ...
Chinese:开启, 解开, ...
Japanese:ラッチを外す, 外す, ...
Arabic:فَتَحَ, فَكَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁחְרֵר אֶת הַמַּנְּעָל, לְשַׁחְרֵר, ...
Russian:открывать защелку, открыть, ...
Ukrainian:відчиняти, звільнити, ...
Hindi:कुंडी खोलना, खोलना, ...
Bengali:খোলা, মুক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:despestellar, desenganxar, ...
Czech:odjistit, odepnout, ...
Danish:låse op, løsne, ...
Dutch:ontgrendelen, ontkoppelen, ...
Greek:ανοίγω, αποσυνδέω, ...
Hungarian:kireteszelni, lekapcsolni, ...
Khmer:ដោះសោទ្វារ, ដោះគន្លឹះចាក់, ...
Korean:열다, 풀어주다, ...
Persian:باز کرد, رها کردن, ...
Polish:otworzyć, odczepić, ...
Portuguese (BR):destrancar, desprender, ...
Romanian:a desface zăvorul, a elibera, ...
Swedish:öppna, frigöra, ...
Thai:ปลดกลอน, ปลด, ...
Turkish:açmak, serbest bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:mở chốt, tháo, ...

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Definition of unlatching - Reverso English Dictionary

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