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pillow block

noun

, Machinery.
  1. a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.


pillow block

noun

  1. machinery a block that supports a journal bearing Also calledplummer block
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

Draw these views properly projected from one another, showing the pillow block, which is to be proportioned by the rules given on page 32.

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.

A loose pillow block box is a good "knocker."

The main pillow block has a base 6½ feet long by 21 inches bearing, weighing 2,800 pounds.

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