eyebolt

American  

[ahy-bohlt] / ˈaɪˌboʊlt /

noun

1. a bolt having a ring-shaped head.

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eyebolt British  

/ ˈaɪˌbəʊlt /

noun

1. a threaded bolt, the head of which is formed into a ring or eye for lifting, pulling, or securing

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Etymology

Origin of eyebolt

First recorded in 1760–70; eye + bolt ¹

Example Sentences

There was an eyebolt for shackling him to the floor, and speakers for bombarding him with sound.

From The New Yorker

An eyebolt in the ceiling is used for hanging fish.

From Washington Times

When Mr. Burke entered the interrogation room, Mr. Loeb “was handcuffed and chained to an eyebolt fastened to the floor,” according to prosecutors.

From New York Times

A four-cornered flange near the bottom of the cylinder provided for fastening it to the crankcase, and a threaded hole in the top of the head received a vertical eyebolt which served as the rocker-arm support.

From Project Gutenberg

It seems the rudder of this ship was hung after she had been launched, and that to do it the more easily an eyebolt had been fixed in each side of the rudder below the shank; to these eyebolts two chains were then fixed, which crossing the edge of the rudder in opposite directions, were fastened to pennants made of cordage, provided for the breechings of our twelve pounders.

From Project Gutenberg