tap bolt

noun

A bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of passing through the part and receiving a nut.

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Meanings

nountap bolt (plural tap bolts)

plural tap bolts

  1. A bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of passing through the part and receiving a nut.
  2. informalA self-tapping bolt.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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