how to pronounce bolt

/ˈboʊlt/

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bolt is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of bolt in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… right here is a 1942 bolt from a world …”

meaning of bolt

Bolt is a metal bar with a threaded end that is used to fasten or secure objects together.

bolt frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word bolt occurs in english on average 8.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bolt can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bolt can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;