WELD


Meaning of WELD in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

arc welding

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

together

Muscle tears set solid, discs weld together .

They weld together mineral grains of radically different compositions and properties, rendering most techniques of mineral separation and enrichment ineffectual.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Each component was hot dip galvanized prior to being brought on site and welding was avoided to eliminate potential fire hazards.

He was welding on top of a 900 ton oil storage tank which exploded, hurling him 120 feet into a wall.

In one street people were hand-making bicycles out of tubing, welding the bits together and then painting them.

It is not possible, for example, to weld brackets or stiffening materials directly to the surface.

Mr Chilchutt started by welding a different nose on to his Studebaker before squeezing a 400 horse-power Chevrolet V8 under the bonnet.

Sometimes the driver or a mechanic could be seen hard at work hammering, bending or welding some makeshift repair in place.

They weld together mineral grains of radically different compositions and properties, rendering most techniques of mineral separation and enrichment ineffectual.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He saw all the rivets and the little oily spots, the weld marks and the silencer mountings.

It claims that operating a reactor at higher temperature, but lower pressure, would strengthen the welds.

It then proceeds inside the tube to the next weld .

On the first circuit there was a sudden roar as the weld on the silencer split.

Paintwork will gleam, welds will be even, hydraulic pipes neatly threaded about the machine.

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