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Anchor point used in sport climbing
expansion bolts or fixed in place with liquid resin. Climbing routes that are bolted are known as sport climbs, and those that do not use (or allow) bolts, are
Bolt_(climbing)
Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and
Glossary_of_climbing_terms
Type of rock climbing
Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in the sport of rock climbing in which the lead climber clips their rope—via a quickdraw—into
Sport_climbing
Tools and gear to assist in climbing
Rock-climbing equipment varies with the specific type of climbing that is being undertaken by the climber(s). Bouldering needs the least equipment: climbing
Rock-climbing_equipment
For the placement and removal of protection
placement of fixed anchors (bolts) or the forceful removal of stuck free climbing protection. Chouinard Climbing Hammer Climbing hammer Wikimedia Commons
Hammer_(climbing)
Type of sport
Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin
Rock_climbing
Jamaican sprinter (born 1986)
Usain St. Leo Bolt (/ˈjuːseɪn/ YOO-sayn; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he
Usain_Bolt
Connection element that transfers forces to concrete
reinforced concrete beams. The insert can be a threaded rod. See also bolt (climbing). Anchor channels: used in precast concrete connections. The channel
Anchor_bolt
Topics referred to by the same term
components together Bolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock climbing Bolt (firearms), a mechanism used in firearms Crossbow bolt, ammunition used in
Bolt
Technique of rock climbing
Lead climbing (or leading) is a technique in rock climbing where two climbers work together to ascend a climbing route. The 'lead climber'—who climbs—clips
Lead_climbing
Bouldering, single pitch and multi-pitch / big wall
climbs; this became known as "sport climbing". This extremely safe form of lead climbing, along with a softening of free climbing ethics (e.g. bolts,
History_of_rock_climbing
Type of rock climbing
Traditional climbing differs from sport climbing where the protection equipment is already pre-drilled into the rockface in the form of permanent bolts. Traditional
Traditional_climbing
Artificial rock climbing wall
hands and feet. Most walls are located indoors, and climbing on such walls is often termed indoor climbing. Some walls are brick or wooden constructions but
Climbing_wall
Competitive rock climbing
Competition climbing is sometimes called "sport climbing", which is the name given to pre-bolted lead climbing, and was the first climbing discipline to
Competition_climbing
Rock climbing equipment
Variations such as Double-heads and Circleheads can also be used. Piton Bolt Climbing equipment American Alpine Institute. "American Alpine Institute Intro
Copperhead_(climbing)
Type of rock climbing
equipment only for climbing protection, not to assist in any upward momentum. Aid climbing can involve hammering in permanent pitons and bolts, into which the
Aid_climbing
Type of free climbing
rock climbing, a redpoint is a successful free-climb of a climbing route that is performed by a lead climber. The lead climber can use rock-climbing equipment
Redpoint_(climbing)
Bouldering route in Yosemite, US
sports. In May 2013, the chalk-drawn lightning bolt was scrubbed off the boulder, by climber and Climbing magazine contributor James Lucas, who claimed
Midnight_Lightning_(climb)
Degree of difficulty of a climbing route
consistently risen in all forms of climbing, helped by improvements in climbing technique and equipment. In free climbing (i.e. climbing rock routes with no aid)
Grade_(climbing)
Path to scale a mountain, rock, or ice wall
permanent bolted protection anchors) and the ethical issue of retro-bolting (e.g. turning traditional climbing routes into safer sport climbing bolted routes)
Climbing_route
Rock climbing techniques which avoid damage to the rock
Clean climbing is rock climbing techniques and equipment which climbers use in order to avoid damage to the rock. These techniques date at least in part
Clean_climbing
Climbing without using aid
Free climbing is a form of rock climbing in which the climber can use rock-climbing equipment for their protection, but not as an artificial aid to help
Free_climbing
Shaped grip attached to a climbing wall
A climbing hold is a shaped grip that is usually attached to a climbing wall so that climbers can grab or step on it. On most walls, climbing holds are
Climbing_hold
Type of climbing with ice tools
Ice climbing is a climbing discipline that involves ascending routes consisting entirely of frozen water. To ascend, the ice climber uses specialist equipment
Ice_climbing
American rock climber (1957–2009)
soloing, he ultimately died during a free solo climb. A fitness fanatic, he was the creator of the climbing training device known as the Bachar ladder. Bachar
John_Bachar
Mechanical protection device in climbing
A removable bolt (or RB), in climbing, is a spring loaded metal camming device used to anchor a person or a load to a rock or cement wall temporarily
Removable_bolt
Sport climbing route in Norway
became the first rock climb in the world to have a proposed climbing grade of 9c (5.15d), and it is an important route in rock climbing history. To complete
Silence_(climb)
Sport climbing route in France
sport climbing route at the La Ramirole sector of the Verdon Gorge in France. It was bolted by French climber Sébastien Bouin and first climbed by him
DNA_(climb)
Vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California, US
exposure to cold temperatures. The climbing team relied heavily on aid climbing, using rope, pitons and expansion bolts to make it to the summit. The second
El_Capitan
Sport climbing route in Spain
route in climbing, and is part of the coveted "9a+ trilogy" with Realization and Papichulo. While a 41-metre (135 ft) route was first bolted by Huber
La_Rambla_(climb)
Activity to ascend a steep object
of bolted sport-climbing, the wider availability of artificial indoor climbing walls and climbing gyms, and the development of competition climbing, increased
Climbing
Metal tool used in rock climbing
wall climbing and in aid climbing is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in the climbing surface using a climbing hammer
Piton
Style of climbing performed alone
Solo climbing (or soloing) is a style of climbing in which the climber ascends a climbing route alone and deliberately without the assistance of a belayer
Solo_climbing
Multi-pitch climbing route in Yosemite, US
is a big wall climbing route up El Capitan. Once considered impossible to climb, El Capitan is now the standard for big wall climbing. It is recognized
The_Nose_(El_Capitan)
Sport climbing route in France
free climbed the route, linking up Petit's first section to Lafaille's final bolt. Sharma's first ascent was captured in Josh Lowell's 2002 climbing film
Realization_(climb)
Sport climbing route in Germany
climbing List of grade milestones in rock climbing Silence, first climb in the world with a potential grade of 9c (5.15d) La Dura Dura, second climb in
Action_Directe_(climb)
English actor (born 1994)
Joshua Ryan Bolt (born 2 May 1994)[citation needed] is an English actor best known for his roles as Raff Greenwood in Last Tango in Halifax and Rob Dawson
Josh_Bolt
Climbing area in Germany
install ring bolts during the climb from the ground up. Bolting a route while hanging from a top rope is not permitted (e.g. top rope climbing). In exceptional
Saxon Switzerland climbing region
Saxon_Switzerland_climbing_region
Sport climbing route in Austria
Open Air is a 55-metre (180 ft) sport climbing route on a limestone cliff face at the Schleierfall climbing area in the Wilder Kaiser mountains, in Tyrol
Open_Air_(climb)
Sport climbing route in Spain
unique collaboration was widely followed in the climbing media; it is an important route in rock climbing history. The cliff was badly damaged by a fire
La_Dura_Dura
Type of rock climbing route
Examples of crack climbing In rock climbing, a crack climb is a type of climbing route that follows a crack or fissure, or system of cracks or fissures
Crack_climbing
Historic single pitch, multi-pitch and boulder climbs
In rock-climbing, a first free ascent (FFA) is the first redpoint, onsight or flash of a single-pitch, multi-pitch or bouldering climbing-route that did
List of grade milestones in rock climbing
List_of_grade_milestones_in_rock_climbing
Mountaineering and climbing term
greenpoint ascent (traditional climbing). In the 2010s, traditional climbers called the ascent of a pre-bolted sport-climbing route with only "traditional
First_ascent
Sport climbing route in England
Hubble is a short 10-metre (33 ft) bolted sport climb at the limestone crag of Raven Tor in Millers Dale, in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England.
Hubble_(climb)
Comune in Sicily, Italy
cliff nearly 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long featuring as many as 1600 bolted climbing routes. The town's primary industries are tourism and agriculture,
San_Vito_Lo_Capo
Cave in Alberta, Canada
into the cave, where one of the waterfall ice climbing leads was completed. In 2015, doing a bolt climbing lead, Kathleen Graham explored further parts
Booming_Ice_Chasm
American rock climber (born 1980)
traditional climbs in the world and the first time in history that a female climber matched the peak of the highest climbing grades. Rodden started climbing in
Beth_Rodden
Type of climbing
Multi-pitch climbing is a type of climbing that typically takes place on climbing routes that are more than a single rope length – approximately 50 to
Multi-pitch_climbing
Sport climbing route in France
(115 ft) sport climbing route on a limestone cliff on the southern face of Céüse mountain, near Gap and Sigoyer, in France. The route was bolted in 2009 by
Bibliographie_(climb)
the bolting of routes that paved the way for sport climbing to emerge as an alternative to traditional route protection. Pursuit of trad climbing, sport
Rock_climbing_in_New_Zealand
Type of rock climbing
Big wall climbing is a form of rock climbing that takes place on both very long and very sheer multi-pitch climbing routes – of at least 10 pitches or
Big_wall_climbing
American rock climber (born 1957)
lightning bolt was drawn in chalk by John Bachar while the boulder was being attempted. History of rock climbing List of first ascents (sport climbing) Frohlich
Ron_Kauk
Type of mountaineering
ice climbing, and/or mixed climbing, to summit typically large rock, ice, or snow-covered climbing routes (e.g., multi-pitch or big wall climbs) in mountainous
Alpine_climbing
Indoor sports venue
A climbing gym is a gym dedicated to indoor climbing. Climbing gyms have climbing walls that can be used for leading, top roping, and bouldering. They
Climbing_gym
Austrian rock climber and mountaineer (1990–2019)
removed bolts were confiscated. Lama's first reaction was that he did not need the bolts for his climb anyway and he moved ahead with his free climbing attempt
David_Lama
controversially consisted of one combined event with three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. The medals were determined based on best performance
Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sport_climbing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Limestone cave in Alberta, Canada
have all been checked. In 2005, a Norwegian group spent three days bolt-climbing the '200-foot aven', a vertical shaft going straight up from the cave
Castleguard_Cave
Ice climbing on ice and rock surfaces
Mixed climbing is an ice climbing discipline used on climbing routes that do not have enough ice to be regular ice climbs, but are also not dry enough
Mixed_climbing
2020 studio album by Fiona Apple
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple. It was released on April 17, 2020, Apple's first release since
Fetch_the_Bolt_Cutters
This is a list of types of threaded fasteners, including both screws and bolts. "Aspen Fasteners". "Tricks of the Trade". Motorcycle Mechanics. 2 (12)
List_of_screw_and_bolt_types
American rock climber (born 1961)
especially sport climbing that required the insertion of fixed bolts into the rock. Hill has argued that "the purpose of climbing is to adapt yourself
Lynn_Hill
Database of climbing routes
a given climbing area (e.g. can sport-climbing bolts be used, or must the protection be temporary and removable as with traditional climbing). Modern
Climbing_guidebook
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
noted for its traditional rock climbing and does not have bolted climbing routes. The peak also boasts a '32' rated climb (one of the hardest in the world)
Scenic_Rim_Region
Mountain in Southern Patagonia in South America
line circumventing the bolt traverse and in the upper headwall, as grade X− (hard 8a but mentally highly demanding; e.g., climbing on loose flakes, long
Cerro_Torre
2010 film directed by James Gunn
he flees while climbing over a fence. A wounded Frank goes to Libby for help. Libby persuades Frank to let her become the Crimson Bolt's "kid sidekick"
Super_(2010_American_film)
Traditional climbing route in Wales
traditional climbing as the main focus for the best British climbers; many were moving to sport climbing, with pre-fixed bolts for climbing protection
Indian_Face
Piece of climbing equipment used by rock and ice climbers
is a piece of climbing equipment used by rock and ice climbers to allow the climbing rope to run freely through protection such as bolt anchors or other
Quickdraw
Type of rock climbing route
roofs) in climbing In rock climbing, an overhang is a type of route that leans back at an angle of over 90 degrees for part or all of the climb, and at
Overhang_(climbing)
Sport climbing route in Austria
sport climbing experience in Southern France and Australia. In the Zillertal, he established several of the region's first major sport climbing lines
Qui_(climb)
Rock climbing route, United States
schist sport climbing or highball bouldering route in the Rumney Rocks climbing area, New Hampshire, USA, at the Waimea Cliff. The Fly was bolted by Mark Sprague
The_Fly_(climb)
Sport climbing route in the US
North America's hardest rock climbing route and only the sixth-ever 9b+ sport-climbing route in history. The route was bolted by American Randy Leavitt in
Jumbo_Love
Form of rock climbing
Climbing". Climbing. Retrieved 5 January 2025. Sherman 2017, p. 52. Long, John and Luebben, Craig (1997). Advanced Rock Climbing. How to Rock Climb.
Bouldering
American rock climber (born 1981)
Sharma started rock climbing when he was 12 at the Pacific Edge Climbing Gym, and he described himself as "one of the first climbing-gym-generation kids"
Chris_Sharma
Graphical representation of a climbing route
topos In climbing, a topo (short for topology) is a graphical representation of a climbing route. Topos range from a photograph of the climb on which
Topo_(climbing)
American rock climber (1935–2017)
goddam bolts." Robbins authored two seminal books, Basic Rockcraft and Advanced Rockcraft, which emphasized free climbing skills and a clean-climbing ethic
Royal_Robbins
Canyon in Malheur County, Oregon, United States
famous climbing area Smith Rock. There are more than 80 established climbing routes at Leslie Gulch. The majority of these routes are sport climbs but there
Leslie_Gulch
Boulder in Norway
Kjeragbolten (English: Kjerag Bolt) is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in the eastern part of Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The rock
Kjeragbolten
Dublin's largest rock climbing venue
E8 routes, first ascended in 1995). The climbs are all traditional climbing routes and no bolted sport climbing routes are permitted, although some metal
Dalkey_Quarry
Steep section of a climbing route requiring a rope
Single and multi-pitch climbing In climbing, a pitch is a section of a climbing route between two belay points (or belay stations), and is most commonly
Pitch_(climbing)
State park in Oregon, United States
and is host to cutting-edge climbing routes. It is popular for sport climbing, traditional climbing, multi-pitch climbing, and bouldering. The origin
Smith_Rock_State_Park
Slang term for the main rotor-retaining nut of some helicopters
term may also have originated with the PBY Catalina, which had two Jesus bolts holding the wing onto the fuselage. If the main rotor retaining nut were
Jesus_nut
Hardest traditional climb in the world
presence of these bolts has prompted debate within the climbing community over whether Drifter's Escape qualifies as a traditional climb. Herson has not
Drifter's_Escape_(climb)
Sports venue in City of Edinburgh
The official world record World Climbing speed climbing walls have two identical speed routes which allow speed climbing competitions to be conducted head
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
Edinburgh_International_Climbing_Arena
Aircraft that fails to hook onto aircraft carrier runway
In naval aviation, a bolter occurs when an aircraft attempting an arrested landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier touches down, but fails to
Bolter_(aeronautics)
Mechanical joint secured by a threaded fastener
A bolted joint is one of the most common elements in construction and machine design. It consists of a male threaded fastener (e. g., a bolt) that captures
Bolted_joint
Municipal park in Monterrey, Mexico
sport climbing began with Francisco Medina, and Andres Medina, two brothers and students of the Juan de Dios climbing school. They bolted and climbed the
La_Huasteca_(climbing_area)
American rock climber (1990–2017)
their actions generated an ethics debate about bolting practices in the mountains in the international climbing community. The environmental and ethical motivations
Hayden_Kennedy_(climber)
Headland in Cumbria, England
now a bouldering area used by climbers, and there are a number of bolted climbing routes on the cliff itself. The RSPB maintains a reserve, which includes
St_Bees_Head
Traditional climbing route in Dumbarton, Scotland
overall route at E11 or french 8c+ if it was a bolted sport climbing route. RP nuts are the smallest climbing nuts sold "Rhapsody". theCrag. Archived from
Rhapsody_(climb)
the first cliffs, and the Upper Deck. Nanaimo River Rock Climbing Guide 5th ed "Rock Climbing Routes in Nanaimo River, Vancouver Island North - Rockclimbing
Nanaimo_River_climbing_area
American rock climber
8a (5.13b) graded climbing route, and his unique climbing move, the "Yaniro". He has been called one of the founders of modern climbing training, and describes
Tony_Yaniro
Canadian professional climber (born 1979)
professional climber, known for his strength in many rock climbing disciplines – particularly traditional climbing – and contributing to hundreds of first free ascents
Sonnie_Trotter
German rock climber
1993) is a German rock climber specializing in sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing. In 2013, he became the first-ever climber to onsight
Alexander_Megos
Swiss rock climber and priest
traditional climbing, and crack climbing in particular. In 2003, Berthod came to international prominence when he pinkpointed the unfinished sport climbing route
Didier_Berthod
Big wall climbing route up Sentinel Rock, Yosemite
Steck-Salathé Route is a big wall traditional climbing route up Sentinel Rock. The route was first climbed, in extremely hot weather with minimal water
Steck-Salathé_Route
Pair of summits in San Juan County, Utah, United States
Climbing: Mountainproject.com South Sixshooter Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com Climbing Lightning Bolt Cracks, North Six Shooter: YouTube Climbing
Sixshooter_Peaks
Type of solo climbing with protection
Rope-solo climbing or rope-soloing (or self-belaying) is a form of solo climbing (i.e. performed alone without a climbing partner), but unlike free solo
Rope_solo_climbing
British rock climber
British rock climber and rock climbing author who is credited with pushing the technical standards of British rock climbing in traditional, sport, bouldering
Ron_Fawcett
Rock climbing safety technique using ropes
In climbing and mountaineering, belaying comprises techniques used to create friction within a climbing protection system, particularly on a climbing rope
Belaying
Training tool for rock climbers
in climbing technique in all rock climbing disciplines. The campus board was invented in 1988 by German climber Wolfgang Güllich to help him climb the
Campus_board
BOLT CLIMBING
BOLT CLIMBING
Male
Celtic
, a Belgic man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Boyett.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
Young Horse; Frisky; From the Dark Town; Diminutive of Colston; Unknown Owner of Property; Renowned Mariner; Colt
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Forest; Wood; Son of the Unspoiled Forest
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a leather belt or strap maker, from Middle English belt(e), Middle Low German balt.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Baldher (see Belter).North German : habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter 2).
Boy/Male
English American
From the dark town. : Unknown owner of property.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
Wood.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bolt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, from Middle English, Old French bote (of unknown origin).Dutch and North German : metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from Dutch boot ‘boat’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Servant to the Pander.
Surname or Lastname
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian
English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian : topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the very many places named with this word. In England the surname is widely distributed, but rather more common in Lancashire than elsewhere.Shortened form of Dutch van Holt, a habitational name from places named Holt (see 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from an Old English personal name of uncertain origin; perhaps a cognate of Bothe or akin to Butt. However, forms such as Walter le Botte (Oxfordshire 1279) seem to point to a nickname or occupational name, perhaps from Old French bot ‘butt’, ‘cask’, or bot ‘toad’. Compare Bottrell.South German : occupational name for a messenger, from Middle High German bote ‘messenger’, ‘emissary’.Danish : according to Søndergaard, from Dutch bot, both ‘flounder’ (the fish).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English colt ‘young ass’, later also ‘young horse’, ‘colt’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after asses and horses, or a nickname for an obstinate or frisky person, from the same word. In northern England colt was a generic term for working horses and asses.
Boy/Male
English
House
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : from Middle English bolt ‘bolt’, ‘bar’ (Old English bolt ‘arrow’). In part this may have originated as a nickname or byname for a short but powerfully built person, in part as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of bolts.Danish : variant of Boldt.Variant of Bold.German : from a short form of the personal names Baldwin or Reinbold.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Boldt.Slovenian : from Bolte, an old short form of the personal name Boltežar (see Balthazar). It may also be an Americanized form of the Slovenian surname Boljte, which has the same origin.English : variant spelling of Bolt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a respelling of Salt.
Boy/Male
American, British, Dutch, English
Fortified
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English bold ‘courageous’, ‘daring’ (Old English b(e)ald, cognate with Old High German bald). In some cases it may derive from an Old English personal name (see Bald).English : topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the main house in a settlement, from Old English bold, the usual West Midland and northwestern form of Old English bÅðl, bÅtl ‘dwelling house’, ‘hall’.English : habitational name for someone from Bold in Lancashire, which is named with Old English bold ‘dwelling’, as in 2 above.German : from the Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of the various compound names with the element bald ‘bold’, notably Baldwin in the north, and Reinbold in the south.Swedish : probably of German origin.
Boy/Male
German
Coal town.
BOLT CLIMBING
BOLT CLIMBING
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ackerley, ACKERLY means "oak meadow."
Girl/Female
English French
Rejoicing.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Time Lord
Boy/Male
Greek
Farmer.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Honest
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Richer
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave who Remembers the Lord
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Greetings
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Harwell in south Oxfordshire (formerly part of Berkshire) and Nottinghamshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘spring or stream by or from the gray one’, from HÄra ‘the gray’ (here referring to a certain hill) + wella; while the latter was named from Old English hÄ“ore, hÌ„re ‘pleasant’ + wella ‘stream’.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Shiva
BOLT CLIMBING
BOLT CLIMBING
BOLT CLIMBING
BOLT CLIMBING
BOLT CLIMBING
v. t.
To make bold or daring.
v. i.
To be or become bold.
v. i.
A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt.
n.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.
n.
Corrupted form Bolt.
v. t.
To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.
v. t.
To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
n.
A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.
v. i.
To go or row in a boat.
n.
That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
n.
A bolt for driving out other bolts.
n.
A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout.
n.
Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.
adv.
In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
v. t.
To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
n.
A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
n.
A measure. See Boll, n., 2.
v. i.
To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room.
v. i.
To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
v. t.
To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food.