bushing
Electricity. a lining for a hole, intended to insulate and protect from abrasion one or more conductors that pass through it.
Machinery.
a replaceable thin tube or sleeve, usually of bronze, mounted in a case or housing as a bearing.
a replaceable hardened steel tube used as a guide for various tools or parts, as a drill or valve rod.
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How to use bushing in a sentence
If a piece of brass tubing, an old bushing or a cored piece is at hand, a part of the work is already done.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe type shown at A employs a molded porcelain as an insulator, while that depicted at B uses a bushing of mica.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagIn assembling the battery, the cover is placed over the post, and the cell connector is burned to both post and bushing.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteThe rubber bushing is grooved horizontally to increase the length of the sealing surface.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WitteThis will make a perfectly tight seal, provided that you screw the bushing up tight.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. Witte
British Dictionary definitions for bushing
/ (ˈbʊʃɪŋ) /
another word for bush 2 (def. 1)
an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
a layer of electrical insulation enabling a live conductor to pass through an earthed wall, etc
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