plumber block

A form of plummer block — A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a two-piece 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 pillow block.

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Meanings

nounplumber block (plural plumber blocks)

plural plumber blocks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of plummer block
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