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BUTT-WELD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does butt-weld mean?
• BUTT-WELD (noun)
The noun BUTT-WELD has 1 sense:
1. a butt joint that is welded
Familiarity information: BUTT-WELD used as a noun is very rare.
• BUTT-WELD (verb)
The verb BUTT-WELD has 1 sense:
1. join by a butt weld
Familiarity information: BUTT-WELD used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A butt joint that is welded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
butt-weld; butt weld
Hypernyms ("butt-weld" is a kind of...):
butt; butt joint (a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping)
Derivation:
butt-weld; buttweld (join by a butt weld)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Join by a butt weld
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
butt-weld; buttweld
Hypernyms (to "butt-weld" is one way to...):
weld (join together by heating)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
butt weld (a butt joint that is welded)
butt welding (creating a butt joint by welding)
butt-weld (a butt joint that is welded)
butt-welding (creating a butt joint by welding)
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