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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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
Workers will install 350 bolts for containment booms in the east of the gulf.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The paddle was meant to be secured with four bolts, but only one bolt was used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Unopened boxes were stacked along one wall, and bolts of fabric lay piled in tall pyramids covering almost every inch of floor space.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
