kingbolt

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noun

The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.

Similar
kingpinswivel pin
OriginEnglish bolt ← Middle English bolt ← Old English bolt →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounkingbolt (plural kingbolts)

plural kingbolts · alternative king bolt

  1. engineeringThe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.

Similar
kingpin

More synonyms by meaning

nounbolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle

Similar
kingpinswivel pin
Broader
bolt
Also see
kingpin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kunją
  3. Proto-Germanic*kuningaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kuning
  5. Old Englishcyning
  6. Middle Englishking
  7. Englishking
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeld-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰóldos?
  10. Proto-Germanic*bultaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*bolt
  12. Old Englishbolt
  13. Middle Englishbolt
  14. Englishbolt
  15. Englishkingbolt

From king + bolt.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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