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king bolt

king bolt is the alternative form of kingbolt.

Meaning of kingbolt

Noun

kingbolt (plural kingbolts)

  1. The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.
    • He come at me with a kingbolt and said, ‘Rooster, I am going to punch that other eye out.’1968, Charles Portis, True Grit
    Synonyms:
    kingpin

Forms of king bolt

pluralking bolts

Questions about king bolt

What is king bolt the alternative form of?
King bolt is the alternative form of kingbolt.

Words near king bolt in the dictionary

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  2. King Billy pine
  3. King Billy pines
  4. king bird of paradise
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Adapted from Wiktionary: king bolt (page history and authors); kingbolt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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