| 单词 | bolting-hole |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbolting-hole bolting-hole n. a hole by which to bolt or escape; figurative a means of escape. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape posternc1475 outgatec1485 resorta1500 meuse1528 gap1548 evasiona1555 outscapea1555 way1574 outlet1625 subterfuge1761 bolting-hole1789 flighta1822 getaway1876 out1919 bolt-hole1932 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape > specifically a hole bolting-hole1789 bolt-hole1851 1789 E. Burke Speech at Trial W. Hastings 25 Apr. in Wks. (1826) XIV. 68 It afforded him two bolting holes, by which he is enabled to resist the authority of the Company. 1881 Sat. Rev. No. 1321. 238 A secluded spot in a clearing, where a bank is honeycombed with burrows and bolting-holes. < as lemmas |
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