The red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey. It is the most commonly seen hawk in California and is the largest of hawks. It gets its name from its broad, rounded tail which is russet red in color, the rest of the body is covered with dark brown feathers and it has a wing span of approximately five feet.
Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  welding rod. A type of rod and product created and designed in various colors, metal, shapes, sizes and styles used to weld. 2  welding rod. A type of rod and product created and designed in various colors, metal, shapes, sizes and styles used to weld.
MIG welding is an arc welding process in which a continuous solid wire electrode is fed through a welding gun and into the weld pool, joining the two base materials together. A shielding gas is also sent through the welding gun and protects the weld pool from contamination. In fact, MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas.. The technical name for it is Gas Metal Arc Welding (or GMAW), and the slang name for it is wire welding..