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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