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