expansion joint

noun

a joint between two parts of a structure, machine, etc., permitting expansion, as from heat, without structural damage.

expansion joint

First recorded in 1840–50

There are installed on some jobs what is known as an expansion joint.

The steam expansion joint was placed between two opposite curves in the pipe, and one end drew out when first under pressure.

With cast iron pipe this cannot be done, and no length of piping over 40 ft. should be without a proper expansion joint.

The chief object in arranging them in this manner was to permit an expansion joint, 30 cm.

We had to leave a place there at the side, an expansion joint, to take care of that.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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