bolt
/boʊlt/ noun B2- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
- A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
- An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
- A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
- A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
- The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
Plural bolts
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A bolt grated and Danglars was a prisoner.
If there had been no bolt, it would have been impossible for him to pass through the midst of the garrison who held the catacombs of St.
At last, about ten o’clock, and just as Dantès began to despair, steps were heard in the corridor, a key turned in the lock, the bolts creaked, the massy oaken door flew open, and a flood of light from two torches pervaded the apartment.
There was the rasping of bolts from the other side, and the amazed Ames stood in the entrance.
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