Definitions
Join metal or parts by heat, pressure, or close union.
Word origin
From Middle English welde, wolde, from Old English *weald, weard, variant form of wād, Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz. Alternatively reborrowed from or contaminated by Anglo-Norman wold, wolde (compare Old French guaide). Doublet of woad. Dutch wouw is derived from the same basic form with -l-.
Used in a sentence
“[…] and at Dinsdale work will commence in 1957 on a depot to deal with rail welding and track pre-assembly. The plant envisaged will weld new flat-bottom rails into 180-ft. lengths for laying in selected lines.”
“The tensile strength test is designed to test the strength of the welded joint.”
“The arrows pierced through the welded ranks of the opposing army.”
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01“Join with heat”4 letters
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