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BRAKE DRUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
Synonyms:
brake drum; drum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brake drum" is a kind of...):
cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)
Holonyms ("brake drum" is a part of...):
drum brake (hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe)
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