Latching

Verb

1. Present participle of latch

Adjective

1. Of something that latches.
• 2012-03, Henry Petroski, Opening Doors, A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

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Noun

1. (nautical) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.