pillow block

noun

A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a plummer block.

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pillar block
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Meanings

nounpillow block (plural pillow blocks)

plural pillow blocks

  1. A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a plummer block.

    Synonyms: pillar block

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a plummer block.

Similar
pillar block
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pillar block
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APA

pillow block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillow%20block

MLA

“pillow block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillow%20block. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pillow block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillow%20block.

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