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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bearing ring

· Bear·ing ring · IPA
01 In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.
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    In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.