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

Examples of ball bearing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ball bearing joint in the middle of the shears allows for precision and smooth cutting through any type of surface. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 20 May 2021 Each one of your employees needs to be at their best, like the perfect smoothness of the ball bearing. — Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 Lightweight ball bearing reel with aluminum spool that won't rust. — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020 Vibration can be a problem, but ball bearing heads and soft grip handles make for more comfortable tools. — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2020 Even though the chassis has racked up well over 100,000 miles in its time, Mederer has been through every bushing and ball bearing in a top-to-bottom restoration. — Don Sherman, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2020 One federal officer was struck in the head by a man armed with a two-pound sledgehammer; another suffered a deep leg wound from a marble or ball bearing shot from a high-powered wrist rocket or air gun, court records say. — oregonlive, 31 July 2020 What's inside a ball bearing, handgun, or pair of headphones? — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2020 His father was a tool and die maker and his mother, Adele Zaleski Dalkowski, worked in a ball bearing factory. — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020

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