pillow block

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.

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pillow block British  

noun

1. Also called: plummer block.  machinery a block that supports a journal bearing

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Etymology

Origin of pillow block

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

The cord or line is set true to the cylinder bore, and coincident with the centre of the pillow block, as at a a in Fig.

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Draw these views properly projected from one another, showing the pillow block, which is to be proportioned by the rules given on page 32.

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It is supported at a distance of one meter from the floor by four pillow blocks, and is formed of three sections united by movable coupling boxes.

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A loose pillow block box is a good "knocker."

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The main pillow block has a base 6½ feet long by 21 inches bearing, weighing 2,800 pounds.

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