key bolt meaning
[Architecture]
Same as cotter pin.
Examples
- The company's engine maintenance manual incorrectly described how to install a key bolt.
- Earlier this month, Piccard's crew had to abandon a launch attempt after a key bolt broke hours before the scheduled takeoff.
- Earlier this month, Piccard's crew had to abandon a launch attempt after a key bolt broke just hours before the balloon was scheduled to lift off.
- If it takes several hours to put up a set of shelves, with a trip back to the queue-ridden store to collect a key bolt left out of the pack, think how long it will take to erect a house.
