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ballrace

noun

Etymology

From ball + race.

  1. derived from hárr — “grey-haired; hoary”
  2. derived from haraz — “troop of horses”
  3. derived from رَأْس — “head”
  4. derived from linea sanguinis — “bloodline of descent”
  5. derived from *raiza✻ — “line”
  6. derived from *raitō✻
  7. derived from razza
  8. borrowed from race
  9. compounded as ballrace — “ball + race”

Definitions

  1. A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a…

    A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).

    • Home-made scooters could be special affairs made in carpenters' shops, or they could be made by boys with two rough-hewn pieces of wood put together with ball-races for the wheels.

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