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head-bolt

head-bolt is the alternative form of headbolt.

Meaning of headbolt

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).
    • The headbolt heater consists of a hollow steel bolt containing an electric heating element. This device is designed to heat the water jacket and is applied to the engine head by replacing a headbolt.1949, American Railway Engineering Association, Bulletin - Issues 481-487, page 277

Forms of head-bolt

pluralhead-bolts

Phrases with head-bolt

Questions about head-bolt

What is head-bolt the alternative form of?
Head-bolt is the alternative form of headbolt.

Words near head-bolt in the dictionary

  1. head wing
  2. head wings
  3. head wobble
  4. head wobbles
  5. head-ache
  6. head-bolt
  7. head-bolt heater
  8. head-bolt heaters
  9. head-bolts
  10. head-butt
  11. head-butted

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