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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

• BUTT JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

butt joint; butt

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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