Butt-weld
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a butt joint that is welded wordnet
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of buttweld. alt-of, alternative
"One section of the line will consist of 60 ft. lengths of rail welded together on site to form fully continuous rails; another will be of 300 ft. lengths, flash butt-welded in Dinsdale Rail Welding Depot and fishplated together on site; [...]."
- 2 join by a butt weld wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"One section of the line will consist of 60 ft. lengths of rail welded together on site to form fully continuous rails; another will be of 300 ft. lengths, flash butt-welded in Dinsdale Rail Welding Depot and fishplated together on site; [...]."
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