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expansion bolt definition

expansion bolt

a bolt with an attachment that expands as the bolt is screwed in so as to anchor it in place, used in holes drilled in stone, concrete, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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