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111bolt from the blue — If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To refer to something as a bolt from the blue means that it happened totally unexpectedly. The chairman s resignation came… …
112bolt-hole — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bolt hole : singular bolt hole plural bolt holes British a place where you can hide or where you can go in order to be alone …
113bolt tail — n. the part of a bolt retained in the lock case that contains the bolt slot and maintains bolt alignment …
114bolt-on — /ˈboʊlt ɒn/ (say bohlt on) adjective 1. attachable by means of a bolt. 2. able to be added to a system, organisation, etc., without affective the existing structure: bolt on software; bolt on acquisition. –noun 3. such an addition …
115bolt — a commercial unit of length or area used to measure finished cloth. Generally speaking, one bolt represents a strip of cloth 100 yards (91.44 meters) long, but the width varies according to the fabric. Cotton bolts are traditionally 42 inches… …
116bolt and nut — A pair of objects with matching screw threads. When either the bolt or the nut is turned, it moves with great force. Often used as fixing devices. The nut is the circular piece that looks like a ring with threads on the inside hole. The bolt is… …
117bolt — [OE] In Old English, a bolt was an arrow, particularly of the short stout variety used in crossbows (hence the phrase shoot one’s bolt). The more familiar modern sense ‘fastening pin’ developed in the 13th century. The verbal sense ‘make a quick… …
118bolt head — noun Etymology: Middle English bolthed, from bolt (I) + hed head 1. : the head of a bolt 2. : matrass 3. : the end of a rifle bolt tha …
119Bolt, Robert Oxton — ▪ 1996 British dramatist (b. Aug. 15, 1924, Sale, near Manchester, England d. Feb. 20, 1995, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England), drew international acclaim for his play A Man for All Seasons (1960; filmed 1966), in which he used the… …
120Bolt and Tun Alley — 1) West out of Fetter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site now occupied by offices and business houses. 2) South out of Fleet Street to Bolt and Tun Inn. See Bolt in Tun Court, Yard …
