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boltface

boltface noun: the front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.

Noun

boltface (plural boltfaces)

  1. The front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.

Forms of boltface

pluralboltfaces

Origin of boltface

From bolt + face.

Questions about boltface

What does boltface mean?
Boltface means the front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.
What part of speech is boltface?
Boltface is a noun.
What is the plural of boltface?
The plural of boltface is boltfaces.

Words near boltface in the dictionary

  1. boltering
  2. bolters
  3. Boltes
  4. boltest
  5. bolteth
  6. boltface
  7. boltfaces
  8. bolth
  9. bolthead
  10. boltheads
  11. bolthole

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