MIG welding

British

/ mɪɡ /

noun

metal inert gas welding: a method of welding in which the filler metal wire supplies the electric current to maintain the arc, which is shielded from the access of air by an inert gas, usually argon Compare TIG welding

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He is something like a fabricator in chief for the Kings County D.I.Y. arts set, always willing to lend his plasma cutter to a friend or teach MIG welding to an amateur.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2012

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