DRUM BRAKE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe

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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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