Brake Drum Definition

noun
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.
Webster's New World
Any rim that rotates rapidly in a braking assembly.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Brake Drum

Noun

Singular:
brake drum
Plural:
brake drums

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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