bearings

1. see get one's bearings.

Example Sentences

Blind cricket is played with a white plastic ball packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls -- which allows it to be heard by players.

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Blind cricket uses a plastic ball with metal bearings that makes a sound, and players are classified depending on their level of visual impairment.

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The white plastic ball, the size of a tennis ball, is packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls.

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She struggles for a moment too long—long enough for the troll to get his bearings.

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If Penelope had expected Alf to help her get her bearings before leaving her alone in a strange country, she would have been disappointed.

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