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ball bearing


ball bearing

noun

Definition of BALL BEARING

: a bearing in which the journal turns upon loose hardened steel balls that roll easily in a race; also : one of the balls in such a bearing
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First Known Use of BALL BEARING

1883

Rhymes with BALL BEARING

cheeseparing, childbearing, seafaring, side bearing, talebearing, time-sharing, unerring, unsparing, wayfaring

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