carriage bolt

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noun

a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.

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Words nearby carriage bolt

Carreras, Carrère, carreta, Carrey, carriage, carriage bolt, carriage clock, carriage dog, carriage horse, carriage house, carriage line

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How to use carriage bolt in a sentence

Like any high-powered attorney who charges $100,000 for a retainer, Bolt always seems to be one step ahead of the competition.
Gone Girl’s Biggest Twist Is the Superb Tyler Perry|Alex Suskind|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Going hands-free is just one of the perks of a place where the only form of transportation is by carriage, bike, or tractor.
The Crazy Medieval Island of Sark|Liza Foreman|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or a horse and carriage, like the one driven a young man in a tweed suit and cap from yesteryear, as he gazed up at the stars.
The Crazy Medieval Island of Sark|Liza Foreman|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mandelbaum responded by punching Frank in the nose and knocking him from the carriage.
Meet 'The Queen of Thieves' Marm Mandelbaum, New York City's First Mob Boss|J. North Conway|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But when member organizations started to bolt, the WCF finally caved.
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He replied that he had no objections, provided she did not encumber the carriage with bandboxes, which were his utter abhorrence.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
"She did not think so:" why should she have taken the trouble to look out of the carriage window at me as she said these words?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
"God bless 'ee, Missy," cried the old man in the shrill cracked voice of age, as he pressed up to the carriage window.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Liszt and his titled friends travelled in a first class carriage by themselves.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for carriage bolt

carriage bolt

noun

mainly US and Canadian another name for coach bolt

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