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needle bearings

needle bearings is the plural of needle bearing.

Meaning of needle bearing

Noun

needle bearing (plural needle bearings)

  1. A type of roller bearing in which the load-bearing elements are longish, thin, cylindrical pins.
    • The drive from each hydraulic transmission to the axle-mounted gearboxes on the outer axles of each bogie is through cardan shafts fitted with needle-bearing universal joints.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265

Questions about needle bearings

What is needle bearings the plural of?
Needle bearings is the plural of needle bearing.

Words near needle bearings in the dictionary

  1. needle bar
  2. needle bars
  3. needle beam
  4. needle beams
  5. needle bearing
  6. needle bearings
  7. needle beer
  8. needle beers
  9. needle bush
  10. needle bushes
  11. needle dick

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