"butt joint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butt joints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butt joint (plural butt joints)
  1. (construction, woodworking) A joint formed by adjacent, separate section of material, such as where two neighboring pieces of insulation abut. Categories (topical): Construction, Woodworking Related terms: dovetail, lap joint Translations (joint): puskusauma (Finnish), puskuliitos (Finnish), Stoßverbindung [feminine] (German), bütüillesztés (Hungarian), hono karipapa (Maori), стыковое соедине́ние (stykovoje sojedinénije) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-butt_joint-en-noun-N0fRT6oA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking

Inflected forms

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