barrel bolt

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noun

a rod-shaped bolt for fastening a door or the like, attached to one side of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame of the opening.

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Also called tower bolt.

Origin of barrel bolt

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby barrel bolt

barred owl, barred spiral galaxy, barrel, barrelage, barrel-ass, barrel bolt, barrel cactus, barrel chair, barrel-chested, barrel cuff, barrel distortion

How to use barrel bolt in a sentence

That clear spirit is what goes into every barrel of The Macallan.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And for Scotch in particular—which can spend decades in the barrel—wood is critical to the finished spirit.
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Their legendary barrel aging program is unique, even among Scottish distilleries, for its range of natural color expressions.
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Gelhaus proceeded to fire eight shots at Gonzalez, striking him seven times, when he said Gonzalez raised the barrel.
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On his knees, he pulls out a gun and places the barrel inside his mouth.
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One hundred to the right barrel—nothing left for the second barrel!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It wasn't any scruple of mercy, for Hicks was as cold-blooded a brute as ever glanced down a gun-barrel.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A Laplander who cannot get Tobacco sucks chips of a barrel or pieces of anything else which has contained it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In the fall the barrel of his rifle had been so covered with dead leaves and dust that he could not take aim.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
The second barrel was discharged with no better result, except that a splinter of its horn was knocked off.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne