Bolt

Bolt or bolts may refer to:

Science and technology

• Bolt (fastener), similar to a screw, used with a nut
• Bolt (climbing), an anchor point used in rock climbing
• Bolt (firearms), a mechanism used in firearms
• Crossbow bolt, ammunition used in a crossbow
• Chevrolet Bolt, an electric vehicle that General Motors put into limited production in 2016
• Bolting (horticulture), the early growth of a flowering stalk in a crop plant
• Bolt (fabric), a unit of measurement
• Lightning, a lightning bolt
• Screw, a type of fastener, in some ways similar to a bolt

Computing

• Bolt (network protocol), a network protocol used in database applications
• Bolt (web browser)
• Bolt (website), a social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007

Arts and entertainment

• Bolt (2008 film), a Disney animated movie
  • Bolt (video game), based on the film
• The Bolt (Shostakovich), a three-act ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich
• Bolt (1994 film), a drama starring Richard Grieco
• Bolt (1986), a book by Dick Francis
• The Bolts, American band

Places

• Mount Bolt, Victoria Land, Antarctica

United States

• La Bolt, South Dakota, a town
• Bolt, West Virginia, an unincorporated census-designated place
• Bolt, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Sports

• San Diego Chargers (nickname), a National Football League team
• Tampa Bay Lightning (nickname), a National Hockey League team
• Anaheim Bolts, a Professional Arena Soccer League team
• Boston Bolts, a short-lived American Soccer League team
• Meralco Bolts, a Philippine Basketball Association team

Other uses

• Bolt (politics), to defect from or rebel against a political party, especially in the US
• Bolting (horse), the term for when a horse runs away

See also

• Lightning bolt (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Bolt"
• All pages with a title containing Bolt