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  • 71bolt — {{11}}bolt (n.) O.E. bolt short, stout arrow with a heavy head; also crossbow for throwing bolts, from P.Gmc. *bultas (Cf. O.N. bolti, Dan. bolt, Du. bout, Ger. Bolzen), perhaps from PIE root *bheld to knock, strike (Cf. Lith. beldu I knock,… …

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  • 72bolt — 1 noun (C) 1 LOCK a metal bar that you slide across a door or window to fasten it 2 SCREW a screw with a flat head and no point, for fastening two pieces of metal together 3 a bolt from out of the blue news that is sudden and unexpected: It was a …

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  • 73Bolt manufacturing process — The bolt manufacturing process consists of three stages: * Heading * Thread rolling * Blackening Heading This initial process is a cold forging process (called heading ) used to produce a near net shape work billet. An important consideration in… …

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  • 74Bolt (surname) — List of people with the surname Bolt= * Andrew Bolt, Australian newspaper columnist * Bruce Bolt, American professor of Earth and planetary science * George Bolt, New Zealand aviator * Jeremy Bolt, British film producer * Richard Bolt, American… …

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  • 75bolt — 01. He couldn t find any nuts to fit the [bolts] he was using. 02. You ll need to screw that [bolt] in a little tighter. 03. This [bolt] is too tight; you should loosen it a bit. 04. I had to screw the [bolt] in with my fingernail because I didn… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 76bolt — I [[t]boʊlt[/t]] n. 1) bui any of several types of strong fastening rods, pins, or screws, usu. threaded to receive a nut 2) bui a movable bar or rod that is slid into a socket to fasten a door, gate, etc 3) bui the part of a lock that is shot… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 77Bolt (firearm) — A bolt is a mechanical part of a firearm that blocks the rear of the chamber while the powder burns.In a bolt action, the bolt is held fixed by its locking lugs, forcing all the expanding gas forward.In a semi automatic firearm, the bolt can move …

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  • 78Bolt cutter — A bolt cutter, sometimes called bolt cropper, is a tool used for cutting chains, padlocks, bolts and wire mesh. It typically has long handles and short blades, with compound hinges to maximize leverage and cutting force. A typical bolt cutter… …

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  • 79Bolt — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot bolt signifie verrou en anglais. Il peut aussi désigner : Volt, un film d animation américain sorti en 2009. Personnes Milson von Bolt,… …

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  • 80Bolt — This interesting surname, with variant spellings Bold, Bo(u)lter and Bould, may derive from a number of possible sources. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin for a person who resides at a small farm, from the old Danish element bol , small …

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