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Lap joint

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A joint made by securing together two overlapping pieces

    "There is, however, a most important and peculiar element of strength in the ordinary lap-joints for circular seams, as distinguished from straight seams, in the circumstance that the circular lap-joint cannot possibly be distorted like the straight lap-joint, under extreme tension"

  2. 2
    joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together wordnet

Etymology

Compound of lap + joint

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