stick welding

English

Etymology

From welding using a stick that is consumed to lay the weld.

Noun

stick welding (uncountable)

  1. A method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.
    Hypernyms: arc welding < welding
    Coordinate terms: TIG welding, GTAW, GMAW, MIG welding, MAG welding
    Near-synonym: SMAW

Verb

stick welding

  1. present participle and gerund of stick weld

See also

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