staybolt

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noun

A rod with threaded ends, used as a stay in a boiler, firebox etc.

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Meanings

nounstaybolt (plural staybolts)

plural staybolts · alternative stay bolt

  1. A rod with threaded ends, used as a stay in a boiler, firebox etc.
    1 more example

    Code of Federal Regulations, ProStar Publications →ISBN (no publication date given)https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mLdukh4tXdcC&pg=PA477&lpg=PA477&dq=%22staybolts%22&source=bl&ots=2m6CqRS0M0&sig=BIoUcN1TYS7S3IhFTAQEekhkKoU&hl=no&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj54s77zp_dAhVpCcAKHRsrC2Y4ChDoATADegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=%22staybolts%22&f=false At the time of replacement of broken staybolts, adjacent staybolts shall be inspected.

Origin

From stay + bolt.

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APA

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

MLA

“staybolt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staybolt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staybolt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staybolt.

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