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pillow block
noun
, Machinery.
- a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.
pillow block
noun
- machinery a block that supports a journal bearing Also calledplummer block
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pillow block1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
The cord or line is set true to the cylinder bore, and coincident with the centre of the pillow block, as at a a in Fig.
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Draw these views properly projected from one another, showing the pillow block, which is to be proportioned by the rules given on page 32.
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It is supported at a distance of one meter from the floor by four pillow blocks, and is formed of three sections united by movable coupling boxes.
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A loose pillow block box is a good "knocker."
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The main pillow block has a base 6½ feet long by 21 inches bearing, weighing 2,800 pounds.
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