pillow block
noun Machinery.
a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.
Origin of pillow block
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby pillow block
pillion,
pilliwinks,
pillock,
pillory,
pillow,
pillow block,
pillow fight,
pillow lace,
pillow lava,
pillow sham,
pillow splint
Example sentences from the Web for pillow block
Suppose, for example, we are measuring between the jaws of a pillow-block.
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British Dictionary definitions for pillow block
pillow block
noun
machinery
a block that supports a journal bearing
Also called: plummer block