ball joint

noun

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Dealers will inspect and repair the front lower control arm ball joints as necessary, for free. Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 The car dealership will repair the front lower control arm ball joints, if necessary, at no charge. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The infotainment screen is on a ball joint that allows it to be oriented toward the driver or passenger as necessary, an interesting feature that other automakers would do well to study (and perhaps copy). Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Feb. 2026 So complex was this undertaking that the project took seven years, launching in 1969 and missing its original plan to launch for the company’s centennial celebration in 1965 — coincidentally the year USM patented the ingenious ball joint that underpins its USM Haller modular furniture system. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ball joint

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First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ball joint was in 1807

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“Ball joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20joint. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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