blind rivet

noun

A rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet fitted by passing the bucktail through the sheets to be secured, then attaching a rivet gun to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets the bucktail to form the field head and breaks off when the correct pressure has been achieved.

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Meanings

nounblind rivet (plural blind rivets)

plural blind rivets

  1. artsA rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet fitted by passing the bucktail through the sheets to be secured, then attaching a rivet gun to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets the bucktail to form the field head and breaks off when the correct pressure has been achieved.
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APA

blind rivet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blind%20rivet

MLA

“blind rivet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blind%20rivet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blind rivet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blind%20rivet.

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