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DRUM BRAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("drum brake" is a kind of...):
hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes (brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes)
Meronyms (parts of "drum brake"):
brake drum; drum (a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes)
brake shoe; shoe; skid (a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation)
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