eyebolt

American  

[ahy-bohlt] / ˈaɪˌboʊlt /

noun

1. a bolt having a ring-shaped head.

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eyebolt British  

/ ˈaɪˌbəʊlt /

noun

1. a threaded bolt, the head of which is formed into a ring or eye for lifting, pulling, or securing

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Etymology

Origin of eyebolt

First recorded in 1760–70; eye + bolt ¹

Example Sentences

A lardcan poured with concrete with an eyebolt in the center.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Other Ebola experts have taken to calling this loop the eyebolt, after a bolt of the same name that can be found in a hardware store.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Blake looked, as they looked, at post and diagonal, eyebolt and bottom-chord, and across the gap at the swaying tip of the north cantilever.

From Out of the Primitive by Bennet, Robert Ames

Turnbuckle—A form of wire-tightener, consisting of a barrel into each end of which is screwed an eyebolt.

From The Aeroplane Speaks by Barber, H. (Horatio)

There is an iron eyebolt near the bottom edge, through which a rope probably passed for the purpose of raising the rudder when not in use.

From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.