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Definition of Bolthole
1. Noun. A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bolthole
1. a place or way of escape [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bolthole
Literary usage of Bolthole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mantech Project Book, 1992 (1993)
"Both the eddy current bolthole scanner and the capacitance probe can detect small
flaws, but fastener removal and re-installation is not only a costly ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United by William Wetmore Story (1842)
"... with a projection on the under side of the head of semicircular form, which
fits into a groove in the countersink part of the bolthole, as it is cast, ..."
3. A Manual of Applied Mechanics by William John Macquorn Rankine (1870)
"... and d the distance of the notch, or of the nearest bolthole, from the end of
the tie; then for a notch and for bolt-holes, if n be their number, ..."
4. Tramways, Their Construction and Working: Embracing a Comprehensive History by Daniel Kinnear Clark (1878)
"... receive the head of the bolt, and having the bolthole half an inch larger than
the bolt. Before the concrete is laid, the level of the washer is fixed ..."
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