# Bolt

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**Bolt** or **bolts** may refer to:

## Implements and technology

*Etymology: "to strike"; see for example [Thunderbolt](/source/Thunderbolt)*

- [Bolt (fastener)](/source/Bolt_(fastener)), a threaded shaft, used to clamp two components together
- [Bolt (climbing)](/source/Bolt_(climbing)), an anchor point used in rock climbing
- [Bolt (firearms)](/source/Bolt_(firearms)), a mechanism used in firearms
- [Crossbow bolt](/source/Crossbow_bolt), ammunition used in a crossbow
- [Spy bolt](/source/Dead_drop), a clandestine storage device

## Arts, entertainment, and media

- [*Bolt* (1994 film)](/source/Bolt_(1994_film)), a drama starring Richard Grieco
- [*Bolt* (2008 film)](/source/Bolt_(2008_film)), a Disney animated film - [Bolt (Disney character)](/source/Bolt_(Disney_character)), the main character of the film - [*Bolt* (video game)](/source/Bolt_(video_game)), based on the film
- [Bolt (DC Comics)](/source/Bolt_(DC_Comics)), the name of several unrelated characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics
- *Bolt* (1986), a book by [Dick Francis](/source/Dick_Francis)
- [B.O.L.T](/source/B.O.L.T), a Japanese girl group
- [*The Bolt* (Fragonard)](/source/The_Bolt_(Fragonard)), a painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
- [*The Bolt* (Shostakovich)](/source/The_Bolt_(Shostakovich)), a three-act ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich
- [The Bolts](/source/The_Bolts), an American independent rock band
- [*Bolts* (magazine)](/source/Bolts_(magazine))

## Businesses and organizations

- [Bolt (company)](/source/Bolt_(company)), an Estonian multinational mobility company
- Bolt Mobility, an American electric scooter company co-founded by [Usain Bolt](/source/Usain_Bolt)
- [Bolt Financial](/source/Bolt_Financial), an American fintech company founded by Ryan Breslow

## Computing

- [Bolt (content management system)](/source/Bolt_(content_management_system)), open source software
- [Bolt (network protocol)](/source/Bolt_(network_protocol)), a network protocol used in database applications
- [Bolt (web browser)](/source/Bolt_(web_browser)), a web browser for mobile phones
- [Bolt (website)](/source/Bolt_(website)), a social networking and video website active from 1996 to 2007

## Places

- [Bolt, West Virginia](/source/Bolt,_West_Virginia), United States, an unincorporated census-designated place
- [Bolt, Wisconsin](/source/Bolt,_Wisconsin), United States, an unincorporated community
- [Bolt Head](/source/Bolt_Head), a National Trust headland in Devon, England, United Kingdom
- [La Bolt, South Dakota](/source/La_Bolt,_South_Dakota), United States, a town
- [Mount Bolt](/source/Mount_Bolt), Victoria Land, Antarctica

## Sports

- [Bolt Arena](/source/Bolt_Arena), a football stadium in Helsinki, Finland
- [Anaheim Bolts](/source/Anaheim_Bolts), a Professional Arena Soccer League team
- [Boston Bolts (1988–1990)](/source/Boston_Bolts_(1988%E2%80%931990)), a short-lived American Soccer League team
- [Boston Bolts (USL)](/source/Boston_Bolts_(USL)), a semi-professional soccer team
- [Los Angeles Chargers](/source/Los_Angeles_Chargers) (secondary nickname), a National Football League team
- [Meralco Bolts](/source/Meralco_Bolts), a Philippine Basketball Association team
- [Tampa Bay Lightning](/source/Tampa_Bay_Lightning) (secondary nickname), a National Hockey League team

## Vehicles

- [Chevrolet Bolt EV](/source/Chevrolet_Bolt_EV), a 2016–present American subcompact electric hatchback
- [Chevrolet Bolt EUV](/source/Chevrolet_Bolt_EUV), a 2021–present American subcompact electric SUV
- [Tata Bolt](/source/Tata_Bolt), a 2014–2019 Indian subcompact hatchback
- [Yamaha Bolt](/source/Yamaha_Bolt), a 2013–present American-Japanese cruiser motorcycle

## Other uses

- [Bolt (cloth)](/source/Bolt_(cloth)), a unit of measurement
- [Bolt (surname)](/source/Bolt_(surname))
- Bolt (born 2017) of [Thunder and Bolt](/source/Thunder_and_Bolt), twin miniature pigs licensed as American therapy animals

## See also

- [Bolting (disambiguation)](/source/Bolting_(disambiguation))
- [Lightning bolt (disambiguation)](/source/Lightning_bolt_(disambiguation))
- [Thunderbolt (disambiguation)](/source/Thunderbolt_(disambiguation))
- [Screw](/source/Screw), a type of fastener, in some ways similar to a bolt

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