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eyebolt

American  
[ahy-bohlt] / ˈaɪˌboʊlt /

noun

  1. a bolt having a ring-shaped head.


eyebolt British  
/ ˈaɪˌbəʊlt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eyebolt

First recorded in 1760–70; eye + bolt 1

Example Sentences

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A lardcan poured with concrete with an eyebolt in the center.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Other Ebola experts have taken to calling this loop the eyebolt, after a bolt of the same name that can be found in a hardware store.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Under the starbord fore chains we find one of the chain-plate bolts started, in consequence of the timber and inside plank being rotten; and also a preventer eyebolt, from the same cause.

From A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 by Flinders, Matthew

Turnbuckle—A form of wire-tightener, consisting of a barrel into each end of which is screwed an eyebolt.

From The Aeroplane Speaks by Barber, H. (Horatio)

A lug fitted into an offset in the larger eyebolt so that the spike could not twist.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert

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