Meanings
nounneedle bearing (plural needle bearings)
plural needle bearings
- 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 28, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian иглен лагер
- иглен лагер (iglen lager)type of bearing
Finnish neulalaakeri
- neulalaakeritype of bearing
German Nadellager
- Nadellagertype of bearing
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Chicago
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