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tack welding

tack welding is the present participle and gerund of tack weld.

Meaning of tack weld

Verb

tack weld (third-person singular simple present tack welds, present participle tack welding, simple past and past participle tack welded)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To position and secure pieces of work using small welded joints at isolated points (typically, in preparation for the final weld).
    • Three rolled sheets are clamped together and to a form and are then tack welded into place.1923 June, “Fabricating Storage Tanks by Oxy-Acetylene Welding”, in Acetylene Journal

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Questions about tack welding

What is tack welding the present participle and gerund of?
Tack welding is the present participle and gerund of tack weld.

Words near tack welding in the dictionary

  1. tack rooms
  2. tack together
  3. tack up
  4. tack weld
  5. tack welded
  6. tack welding
  7. tack welds
  8. tack-ravan
  9. tack-ravans
  10. tack-up
  11. tack-ups

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