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cutlass bearings

cutlass bearings is the plural of cutlass bearing.

Meaning of cutlass bearing

Noun

cutlass bearing (plural cutlass bearings)

  1. A bearing on the drive shaft of a vessel, usually made of brass with an inner grooved rubber lining that is lubricated by the surrounding water entering the grooves as it rotates. It is a variant of the stave bearing.
    • When you replace a drive shaft on your boat, it is also a good idea to replace the cutlass bearing where the drive shaft exits the boat.

Questions about cutlass bearings

What is cutlass bearings the plural of?
Cutlass bearings is the plural of cutlass bearing.

Words near cutlass bearings in the dictionary

  1. cutlases
  2. cutlash
  3. cutlashes
  4. cutlass
  5. cutlass bearing
  6. cutlass bearings
  7. cutlass fish
  8. cutlass fishes
  9. cutlassed
  10. cutlasses
  11. cutlassfish

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