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bolt

Mechanical fastener, usually used with a nut, for connecting two or more parts. Bolted joints can be readily disassembled and reassembled; hence bolts or screw fasteners are used more than other types of mechanical fastener. A bolt consists of a head and a cylindrical body with screw threads along a portion of its length. Nuts have internal (or female) threads to match those of the bolt. Washers are often used to prevent loosening and crushing.

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bolt

1. an arrow, esp for a crossbow

2. Mechanical engineering short for expansion bolt

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Bolt

Robert (Oxton). 1924--95, British playwright. His plays include A Man for All Seasons (1960) and he also wrote a number of screenplays

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bolt [bōlt]

(design engineering)

A rod, usually of metal, with a square, round, or hexagonal head at one end and a screw thread on the other, used to fasten objects together.

(forestry)

A short section of tree trunk.

(materials)

In veneer production, a short log of a length suitable for peeling on a lathe.

(mining engineering)

bolthole

(ordnance)

The sliding part in a breechloading weapon that pushes a cartridge into position and holds it there as the gun is fired.

(textiles)

The entire length of cloth from a loom.