(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(horticulture) A woodyplant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.
(historical) A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself.
“Of far greater interest are paintings which record individual pioneering endeavour, exploration, or bushrangers.”
“After the ambush, bushrangers chased the war party through the bush, burning whares at Te Ahu Ahu Pa and Waikukupa Pa, both of which had already been abandoned.”
“The fort was escaladed by the French late at night and the palisades made short work of by the hatchets of their bushrangers.”