stick welding

noun

A method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.

“Near-synonym: SMAW”

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Meanings

nounstick welding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.

    Near-synonym: SMAW

    Synonyms: SMAW

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stick weld

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method of manual electric welding that uses a consumable flux-covered electrode that forms a slag to protect the weld from oxygen degradation.

Similar
SMAW

Origin

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

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APA

stick welding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20welding

MLA

“stick welding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20welding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick welding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20welding.

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