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welt

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welt [welt]
(building construction)
In sheet-metal roofing, a seam consisting of two joined sheets of metal whose edges have been folded over each other and fastened down flat.
A strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint for added strength.
(engineering)
A strip that has been fastened to the edges of plates that form a butt joint in a steam boiler.
welt
1. In sheet-metal roofing, a seam which joins two sheets; formed by folding over the edges of the sheets, engaging the folded portions and then dressing them down flat.
2. A strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
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O the blazing tropic night, when the wake's a welt of light That holds the hot sky tame, And the steady forefoot snores through the planet-powdered floors Where the scared whale flukes in flame.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
It was some minutes before I came to, and then I opened my eyes just in time to see Sir Gareth fetch him an awful welt, and I uncon- sciously out with the prayer, "I hope to gracious he's killed
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
went the stick on the back of the other's head, raising such a welt that the blood came.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
 
 
 
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