boltface

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noun

The front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.

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Meanings

nounboltface (plural boltfaces)

plural boltfaces

  1. engineeringThe front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.

Origin

From bolt + face.

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APA

boltface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boltface

MLA

“boltface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boltface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boltface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boltface.

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