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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

parafuso de olhal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: parafuso de olhal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ringbolt/ˈrɪŋ.boʊlt/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A carga foi presa a um parafuso de olhal."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A bolt that has a loop or ring at one end, used for fastening things or as a point of attachment for ropes, chains, or tackle.

    "The heavy cargo was firmly secured to the deck using a sturdy ringbolt."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a compound of the Old English 'ring', referring to a circular band, and the Middle English 'bolt', denoting a heavy metal pin or bar. Dating back to the late 17th century, it emerged within maritime terminology to describe structural hardware used on ships for securing rigging and cargo.

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