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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

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 blights
  2. head boat
  3. head boats
  4. head bobble
  5. head bobbles
  6. head bolt
  7. head bolt heater
  8. head bolt heaters
  9. head bolts
  10. head boom
  11. head booms

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