lag bolt

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   a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench

   Synonymslag screw

   Broaderwoodscrew

Questions about lag bolt

What does lag bolt mean?

lag bolt means "a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench".

What is another word for lag bolt?

Close synonyms include lag screw. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lag bolt a common word?

lag bolt is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.