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FISH JOINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fish joint mean?
• FISH JOINT (noun)
The noun FISH JOINT has 1 sense:
1. a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams
Familiarity information: FISH JOINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fish joint" is a kind of...):
butt; butt joint (a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping)
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