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head-bolt heater

head-bolt heater is the alternative form of headbolt heater.

Meaning of headbolt heater

Noun

headbolt heater (plural headbolt heaters)

  1. A form of block heater that consists of a hollow headbolt which contains an electric heating element.
    • 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 heater

pluralhead-bolt heaters

Questions about head-bolt heater

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

Words near head-bolt heater in the dictionary

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

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