Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bolt or missile of any kind used in battle.

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Examples

  • And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam,

    Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Various

  • And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam, 50

    Maud. Part I 1909

  • 'The rushing battle-bolt sung from the three-decker out of the foam,' and he didn't seem awkward or ignoble to me, for all his shyness.

    The Story of a Bad Boy Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1871

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