bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
bolts
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pluralof bolt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Anchored, via just eight bolts, to a concrete pad a floor below the ground, it’s a mesmerizing monument that feels as if it’s emerging from the earth to burst into space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Bright orange robotic arms fastened bolts onto engine manifolds, pipe flanges and pump housings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Wartsila also recommended tightening bolts and locking them in place with superglue to improve reliability, particularly involving air leakages, failed silencers and solenoid coils becoming loose.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The little shed was lined to the ceiling with shelves full of nuts and bolts, wires, tools, jars filled with shards of glass and broken bits of sheet metal.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
