pipefitting
Britishnoun
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the act or process of bending, cutting to length, and joining pipes
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the branch of plumbing involving this
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the threaded gland nuts, unions, adaptors, etc, used for joining pipes
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The union’s business manager, Chris Madello, said the campaign generates “word-of-mouth” for pipefitting, pipe-welding and pipe-building work.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Nicholson was inspired to form a union because of her father and late husband, who were both union men working in coal mining and pipefitting in West Virginia.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
The Baton Rouge Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, a nonunion industry group, plans to train teens in carpentry, pipefitting and heavy equipment operation, with the state picking up fees of $550 per course.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2012
Eventually, Lempke came back to Idaho Falls and devoted himself to fishing his river, while doing enough pipefitting to pay for it.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance: > A man skilled in precision-grinding, lathe-operating, pipefitting and sheet-metal work was a shipping clerk.
From Time Magazine Archive
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