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Answer for the clue "Bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle ", 8 letters:
kingbolt

Word definitions for kingbolt in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kingbolt \King"bolt`\, n. A vertical iron bolt, by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other parts.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle [syn: kingpin , swivel pin ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The main bolt of a structure, especially the bolt in a motor vehicle that links the chassis to the axle, providing the steering pivot.

Usage examples of kingbolt.

GOUDY: He was armed with nothing more than a kingbolt from a wagon tongue?

He had stopped on this patch of linoleum, considering for a moment the large holes at the corners of the lighter rectangle shape, holes where the kingbolts which held the projector firmly in place had once gone.