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Definition of Trunnions
1. trunnion [n] - See also: trunnion
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Literary usage of Trunnions
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1. Elements of Analytical Mechanics by William Holms Chambers Bartlett (1873)
"trunnions. § 361.—The friction on trunnions and axles, which we now proceed to
consider, gives a considerably less co-efficient than that which accompanies ..."
2. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"The centres of the trunnions correspond in position with the centres of the two
graduated dial plates in front of the uprights. The distance between the ..."
3. Extracts from Chordal's Letters: Comprising the Choicest Selections from the by James Waring See (1909)
"I said I wanted one hung on trunnions, so it would tip down. Hardware man said
he never heard of such a thing. I told him to bring out his catalogues, ..."
4. Handbook of Natural Philosophy by Dionysius Lardner (1866)
"boxes, and the suspension of doors, that it will not require further explanation.
553- trunnions. — The method of supporting heavy bodies, which require to ..."
5. A Dictionary of Military Terms by Edward Samuel Farrow (1918)
"In a built-up gun, the hoop to which the trunnions are attached; ... In ordnance,
the bearing surfaces of the gun- carriage in which rest the. trunnions. ..."
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