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roof bolt

Definition of roof bolt

noun

Mining

a tensioned rod anchoring the roof of a working to the strata above.

Derivatives

roof-bolting

Nearby words

roo bar
rood
rood loft
rood screen
roof
roof bolt
roof garden
roof light
roof of the mouth
roof prism
roof rack

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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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