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BOLT-HOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bolt-hole mean?
• BOLT-HOLE (noun)
The noun BOLT-HOLE has 1 sense:
1. a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den
Familiarity information: BOLT-HOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("bolt-hole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening into or through something)
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