Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roofbolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
roof-bolt
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A safety bolt installed in the roof of an underground mine.

verb

To install safety bolts in the roof of an underground mine.

Etymology

From roof + bolt.

Inflected Forms

roofbolts (plural) roofbolts (present, singular) roofbolting (participle, present) roofbolted (participle, past) roofbolted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

roofbolter

Questions

What does roofbolt mean?
A safety bolt installed in the roof of an underground mine.
Where does roofbolt come from?
From roof + bolt.

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