Brake-drum meaning

A metal cylinder to which pressure is applied by a braking mechanism in order to arrest rotation of the wheel or shaft to which the cylinder is attached.
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A heavy metal covering fitted over an automotive brake assembly and fastened to the axle: used in a braking system (drum brakes) in which internal brake shoes are pushed outward to contact the spinning drum from the inside.
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Any rim that rotates rapidly in a braking assembly.
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A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.
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Brake-drum Sentence Examples

  • A road maybe used as a self-acting or gravitating incline when the gradient is r in 30 or steeper, in which case the train is lowered by a rope passing over a pulley or brake drum at the upper end, the return empty train being attached to the opposite end of the rope and hauled up by the descending load.

  • I knew something was wrong when the brake drum and hub flange came off still attached to the wheel.

  • A vibrating brake pedal can indicate a brake drum that is warped.

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