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.
The piston rod is typically a hard chrome-plated piece of cold-rolled steel which attaches to the piston and extends from the cylinder through the rod-end head. In double rod-end cylinders, the actuator has a rod extending from both sides of the piston and out both ends of the barrel.