bearings
Example Sentences
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Blind cricket is played with a white plastic ball packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls -- which allows it to be heard by players.
From Barron's
Blind cricket uses a plastic ball with metal bearings that makes a sound, and players are classified depending on their level of visual impairment.
From BBC
The white plastic ball, the size of a tennis ball, is packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls.
From Barron's
Blind cricket relies on a sharp ear, as players must detect a white plastic ball -- the size of a tennis ball -- filled with ball bearings that rattle as it moves.
From Barron's
There are no demarcations along this part of the line yet - a soldier points it out to me, taking bearings from a small patch of sand between the grey crumbs of demolished buildings.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.