sliding fit


noun
  1. engineering a fit that enables one part to be inserted into another by sliding or pushing, rather than by hammering: Also called: push fit

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How to use sliding fit in a sentence

  • These dimensions may all have to be trimmed down somewhat to secure an easy sliding fit.

    Toy Craft | Leon H. Baxter
  • The stud is a nice sliding fit in the slot, and the thumb nut clamps it firmly in place when in use.

    Measuring Tools | Unknown
  • The Dutch so, of the other side, with consonants, that they cannot yield the sweet sliding fit for a verse.

  • The liner is bored out smooth and true from end to end, and the piston is turned so as to be a sliding fit to the liner.