Bolt
Encyclopedia
Fasteners
- A cap screwScrewA screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener characterized by a helical ridge, known as an external thread or just thread, wrapped around a cylinder. Some screw threads are designed to mate with a complementary thread, known as an internal thread, often in the form of a nut or an object that has the...
, as used in a bolted joint - ScrewScrewA screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener characterized by a helical ridge, known as an external thread or just thread, wrapped around a cylinder. Some screw threads are designed to mate with a complementary thread, known as an internal thread, often in the form of a nut or an object that has the...
, a cylindrical threaded fastener - Dead bolt, a kind of locking mechanism
- Bolt (climbing)Bolt (climbing)In rock climbing, a bolt is a permanent anchor fixed into a hole drilled in the rock as a form of protection. Most bolts are either self-anchoring expansion bolts or fixed in place with liquid resin....
, an anchor point used in rock climbing
Weaponry
- Bolt (firearms), a mechanism used in firearms
- QuarrelQuarrelA quarrel or bolt is the term for the ammunition used in a crossbow. The name "quarrel" is derived from the French carré, "square", referring to the fact that they typically have square heads. Although their length varies, they are typically shorter than traditional arrows.Bolts and arrows have...
, ammunition used in a crossbow
Comics
- Bolt (DC Comics)Bolt (DC Comics)Bolt is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Blue Devil #6 .-Larry Bolatinsky:...
, a supervillain in the DC Comics universe - Chris Bradley, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe
- Starbolt, a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard in the Marvel Comics universe
- Bolt (comics)Bolt (comics)Christopher Bradley, formerly known as Bolt and Maverick, is a fictional comic book character who appears in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the X-Men. He is a young mutant who first appeared in X-Men Unlimited #8.-Legacy Virus:Chris Bradley was first introduced as a...
Entertainment
- That Man BoltThat Man BoltThat Man Bolt is a 1973 action film directed by David Lowell Rich and Henry Levin. It stars Fred Williamson in the title role of a courier and Byron Webster. The film combined several genres of blaxploitation, the martial arts film and James Bond superspy films...
a 1973 blaxploitation film - Bolt (1994 film)Bolt (1994 film)Bolt is a 1994 drama film starring Richard Grieco in the title role as a New Jersey biker. After fleeing west to escape a gang war, Bolt becomes romantically involved with Native American Patty Deerheart , and is compelled to battle to protect her family from a land runner...
(renamed Rebel Run on DVD release), a 1994 drama film starring Richard Grieco - Bolt (2008 film), a 2008 Disney CGI animated movie
- Bolt (character)Bolt (character)Bolt is a white American Shepherd Dog and the protagonist from the 2008 animated feature of the same name. His character development embodies the film’s main messages regarding trust and loyalty....
, a fictional dog in the 2008 film - Bolt (video game)Bolt (video game)Bolt is a video game available for PC, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the Disney film of the same name....
, corresponding game of the 2008 film
- Bolt (character)
Other uses
- The Bolt (Shostakovich)The Bolt (Shostakovich)The Bolt , Op. 27, is a ballet music score written by Dmitri Shostakovich between 1930 and 1931. The score is for a full-length ballet with three acts and seven scenes, with a libretto by Vladimir Smirnov...
, full-length ballet with three acts written by Dmitri Shostakovich - Bolt (website)Bolt (website)Bolt was a social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007 before reopening in April 2008. It was shut down for a period of one year due to copyright violations leading to bankruptcy...
, social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007 - Bolt (fabric)Bolt (fabric)A bolt is a unit of measurement used as an industry standard for a variety of materials from wood to canvas, typically materials stored in a roll. The length is usually either 40 or 100 yards but varies depending on the fabric being referred to, for example, a bolt of canvas is traditionally 39...
a unit of measurement used in industry - Bolting (horticulture), the early growth of a flowering stalk in a crop plant
- BOLTSSBOLTSSB.O.L.T.S.S. is an acronym used in high-school and middle-school education in Australia and Canada which shows the standard information to include in a map. It stands for:...
, an acronym related to cartography - ThunderboltThunderboltA thunderbolt is a discharge of lightning accompanied by a loud thunderclap or its symbolic representation. In its original usage the word may also have been a description of meteors, or, as Plato suggested in Timaeus, of the consequences of a close approach between two planetary cosmic bodies,...
, a discharge of lightning - Redcedar bolt, or cedar bolt, a chunk of wood used to create roof shingles
- San Diego ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, an American football team in the National Football League - Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningThe Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
, an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League - A currency unit in the Ratchet & ClankRatchet & ClankRatchet & Clank is a 3D platformer/shooter video game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in 2002, it is the first game in the Ratchet & Clank series....
series of video games - Bolt (1986), a book by Dick FrancisDick FrancisRichard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE was an English jockey and crime writer, many of whose novels centre around horse racing.- Personal life :...
- Bolting (horse)Bolting (horse)Bolting when referring to equidae, generally refers to two different equine behaviors, both undesirable: the practice of running away without control, and the practice of eating food at a dangerously fast rate. However, there are other meanings as well...
, the term used when a horse runs away, usually when being ridden - BoltBusBoltBusBoltBus is a bus line operating in the northeastern United States. It is a 50/50 venture between Greyhound Lines and Peter Pan Bus Lines providing service between New York City and other cities in the northeastern United States, utilizing the existing operating authority of Greyhound Lines...
, an American bus service - The BOLT, a bus route run by the Regional Transportation DistrictRegional Transportation DistrictThe Regional Transportation District, or RTD, was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of...
between Boulder and Longmont, Colorado