bolter
noun
bolt·er ˈbōl-tər 
plural bolters
1
: one that bolts: such as
a
: a horse given to running away
b
: a person who ends his or her affiliation with a political party
2
military aviation : a failed attempt to land on an aircraft carrier that occurs when an aircraft's tailhook misses the arresting gear on the carrier's deck so that the aircraft is required to take off again without stopping
… more than a third of night carrier approaches end as bolters.
Peter Garrison
Peter Garrison
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web According to his obituary, the Perry County man was an underground roof bolter. courier-journal.com, 15 Aug. 2022 According to his obituary, the Perry County man was an underground roof bolter. courier-journal.com, 15 Aug. 2022 According to his obituary, the Perry County man was an underground roof bolter. courier-journal.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Brown began his shift as a roof bolter operator late Sunday at the D-29 Darby Fork mine, which is owned by Inmet Mining LLC, of Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2022 Roof bolter operators like Brown serve an important safety role in a field with its fair share of dangers, securing the roofs of underground mines to prevent cave-ins. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2022 But the prospect of becoming a bolter, while clearly terrifying for Fanny and Linda, is also, on some level, deeply alluring. Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 July 2021 The bolter seeks a less bothersome place, free from stressors or sensory overloads. Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 9 May 2017 See More
courier-journal.com, 15 Aug. 2022 According to his obituary, the Perry County man was an underground roof bolter. courier-journal.com, 15 Aug. 2022 According to his obituary, the Perry County man was an underground roof bolter. courier-journal.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Brown began his shift as a roof bolter operator late Sunday at the D-29 Darby Fork mine, which is owned by Inmet Mining LLC, of Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2022 Roof bolter operators like Brown serve an important safety role in a field with its fair share of dangers, securing the roofs of underground mines to prevent cave-ins. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2022 But the prospect of becoming a bolter, while clearly terrifying for Fanny and Linda, is also, on some level, deeply alluring. Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 July 2021 The bolter seeks a less bothersome place, free from stressors or sensory overloads. Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 9 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1