machine bolt

Save This Word!

noun

a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 millimeters) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Compare cap screw, machine screw, stove bolt.

Words nearby machine bolt

Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish, machine gun, machine head, machine intelligence

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use machine bolt in a sentence

There are many forms of bolts in the market, but the ordinary "machine bolt," 5⁄16 in.
How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
Make a simple coil by winding about 50 turns of wire around a machine bolt core.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist|Eric B. Wilson
A nut (I) is screwed down on the threaded end of a machine bolt until about an inch of the bolt projects beyond the nut.
Common Science|Carleton W. Washburne
This screw eye must have an opening large enough to permit an iron machine bolt (G) to pass through it easily.
Common Science|Carleton W. Washburne

British Dictionary definitions for machine bolt

machine bolt

noun

a fastening bolt with a machine-cut thread

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012