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ball bearing:

see bearingbearing,
machine part designed to reduce friction between moving parts or to support moving loads. There are two main kinds of bearings: the antifriction type, such as the roller bearing and the ball bearing, operating on the principle of rolling friction; and the plain, or
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ball bearing

[‚bȯl ′ber·iŋ]

(mechanical engineering)

An antifriction bearing permitting free motion between moving and fixed parts by means of balls confined between outer and inner rings.

ball bearing

1. a bearing consisting of a number of hard steel balls rolling between a metal sleeve fitted over the rotating shaft and an outer sleeve held in the bearing housing, so reducing friction between moving parts while providing support for the shaft

2. a metal ball, esp one used in such a bearing

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About six weeks ago we had a similar incident and then a steel ball-bearing went through a window and through a wooden shutter as well.

The attacker has fired steel ball-bearings into a pub,homes and businesses around Wrexham.

Police hunt after drive-by shootings

Police at Little Park Street police station were handed the ball-bearing gun yesterday.

Weapon handed in

Mr David Travers, prosecuting, told Coventry Magistrates' Court yesterday that a customer, Taj Sandhu, aged 25, from Coventry, only discovered the ball-bearing while eating a mouthful of ice cream.

Mr Travers said the ball-bearing was unwittingly "spooned" into the dessert by a staff member after the topping pump broke down.

Ball-bearing was no sundae treat

POLICE today gave parents some stern advice: Do not let your children have ball-bearing guns this Christmas.

Police cleared a Newcastle- bound train and a Huddersfield man with a ball-bearing gun was arrested.

Police alert over 'guns'

Warwickshire police spokeswoman Di Houlder said a ball-bearing gun looked just like a real weapon.

Insp Chris Lewis, officer in charge of the firearms unit, who is involved in educating young people about the dangers, said: "Although there are strict regulations covering air weapons, there is no legislation covering the so called "airsoft" weapons such as ball-bearing guns.

HAIR TRIGGER FROM TRAGEDY; Armed police sound alert over air guns

A booby-trapped motorcycle loaded with nails and ball-bearings went off in a crowded bazaar Friday in Baghdad, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens, Iraqi officials said.

At least 13 dead in Baghdad blast

But if people are firing ball-bearings at cars on the M62 the potential for such stupidity to cause an incredibly serious collision on such a busy road is obvious.