"headbolt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headbolts [plural], head bolt [alternative], head-bolt [alternative]
Etymology: From head + bolt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|bolt}} head + bolt Head templates: {{en-noun}} headbolt (plural headbolts)
  1. A bolt that is used to secure the head of something (such as the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine). Derived forms: headbolt heater
    Sense id: en-headbolt-en-noun-M0FNDRic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1949, American Railway Engineering Association, Bulletin - Issues 481-487, page 277:",
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          "ref": "1953, Commercial Car Journal - Volume 86, page 79:",
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          "ref": "2008, Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms, page 7-24:",
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