noun
- A bolt or fastener used to join two pieces of material, typically metal, end-to-end, often with a fishplate.
- A bolt used in railroad construction to connect rail sections together with a fishplate.
Usage: technical; engineering
Usage: railroad; technical
Examples
- The railroad workers installed fishbolts to secure the fishplates connecting the rail sections.
- A fishbolt passes through aligned holes in the fishplate and the two pieces being joined.
- The engineer specified stainless steel fishbolts for the bridge construction project.
- Fishbolts are commonly used in structural steel work to create strong end-to-end connections.