STAYBOLT Definition & Meaning

staybolt

[ stey-bohlt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a long rod with threaded ends, used as a stay for a boiler, tank, etc.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of staybolt¹

First recorded in 1830–40; stay ² + bolt ¹

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Engine 1016 with Number One, the Imperial Limited, westbound, and with MacAllister in the cab, blew out a staybolt one afternoon about two miles west of the Bend.

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A. To indicate when the staybolt is broken by the escape of steam through the small hole in the bolt.

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