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bell ends

bell ends is the plural of bell end.

Meaning of bell end

Noun

bell end (plural bell ends)

  1. The flanged end of a pipe
    • To make a storage place for a watering hose, bury a length of wide pipe bell end up.1948 October, Popular Science, page 237
  2. The protective device around the valve of a gas cylinder
  3. The end of an internal combustion engine that has the bell housing and by extension that end of the crankshaft

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Questions about bell ends

What is bell ends the plural of?
Bell ends is the plural of bell end.

Words near bell ends in the dictionary

  1. bell curves
  2. bell deck
  3. bell decks
  4. Bell doctrine
  5. bell end
  6. bell ends
  7. bell founder
  8. bell founders
  9. bell frog
  10. bell frogs
  11. bell gable

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