roller bearing

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.

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roller bearing British  

noun

1. a bearing in which a shaft runs on a number of hardened-steel rollers held within a cage

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Etymology

Origin of roller bearing

First recorded in 1855–60

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roller bearing

Third, do you know the average timelife of a turbine's roller bearing ?

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2014

Henry Holiday Timken Jr., Harvard senior, son of the roller bearing maker, took his first flight in a $70,000 Ford tri-motor plane, the gift of his father.

From Time Magazine Archive

This box is designed to use the top as the work surface and uses roller bearing drawer slides with a 75-pound capacity each.

From Time Magazine Archive

Saltigas feature 14 ball bearings and a roller bearing, which provide the smooth operation necessary to deal with big fish.

From Time Magazine Archive

A loose fender or a worn roller bearing means nothing to him.

From Torchy and Vee by Ford, Sewell