lap joint

1. 1.

   joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

   Synonymssplice

   Broaderjoint

Questions about lap joint

What does lap joint mean?

lap joint means "joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together".

What is another word for lap joint?

Close synonyms include splice. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lap joint a common word?

lap joint is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.