butt joint
noun Building Trades.
a joint formed by two pieces of wood or metal united end to end without overlapping.
Origin of butt joint
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby butt joint
butt bra,
butt chisel,
butt end,
butt hinge,
butt in,
butt joint,
butt plate,
butt shaft,
butt stroke,
butt weld,
butt-dial
Example sentences from the Web for butt joint
A strip or band of iron employed to hold the joint together in a butt-joint.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose
British Dictionary definitions for butt joint
butt joint
noun
a joint between two plates, planks, bars, sections, etc, when the components are butted together and do not overlap or interlock. The joint may be strapped with jointing plates laid across it or welded (butt weld)
Sometimes shortened to: butt