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bottom bolt
noun
- a bolt at the bottom of a door or the like, sliding into a socket in the floor or sill and equipped with a device for keeping it raised when the door is not fastened.
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Example Sentences
Then I silently shot the bottom bolt and noisily drew back the top one.
From Project Gutenberg
It is not true that the bottom bolt was never used to secure the door; it was bolted that night.
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