plain bearing

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. any of various bearings, not containing rolling elements, that present to the shaft or axle they support broad areas of corresponding form, usually segments of a cylinder.

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Etymology

Origin of plain bearing

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The king, with his manly and plain bearing, stood out alone; you might say he was the only Gilbert Islander in Apemama.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The country was all plain, bearing little grass and few trees.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Behind them was Bram—a wild and monstrous figure against the whiteness of the plain, bearing in his hand a giant club.

From The Golden Snare by Curwood, James Oliver

“Why, it turns as hard as though it were running on plain bearing that had never been oiled!” exclaimed the member who had undertaken to turn the wheel as requested.

From Cab and Caboose The Story of a Railroad Boy by Munroe, Kirk

His charioteer turned his horses, and they, all covered with foam and grimed with dust, dashed back across the plain bearing the wounded King from that day's battle.'

From The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy by Pogany, Willy