Plural of bolting; acts of running away suddenly or instances of fastening things with bolts.
Gerund form of 'bolt' with plural -s suffix. The word can refer either to repeated actions of fleeing or to multiple instances of mechanical fastening with bolts.
In industrial manufacturing, the sound of boltings—thousands of bolts being driven and tightened—is so distinctive that experienced workers can diagnose problems by listening to the rhythm and pitch of the bolt-tightening sounds.
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