arc welding
Americannoun
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Origin of arc welding
First recorded in 1930–35
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The Rochester Institute of Technology was intrigued by a valedictorian who wanted to take an arc welding class in high school.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2010
Rapidly has this type of arc welding taken its place in the nation's vital aircraft industry because welding of all types of aircraft tubing is possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
Commonest form of welding used today is arc welding.
From Time Magazine Archive
The significance: no more cannonading clatter on skyscraper frames outside the sleepy urbanite's window; arc welding, where girder steel is melted into a joint by powerful electric current, is silent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hot white flashes and rapid hisses within indicated arc welding.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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