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brake shoe
n.
A curved metal block that presses against and arrests the rotation of a wheel or brake drum.
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brake shoe
n
Sometimes shortened to:shoe1. (Automotive Engineering) the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
2. (Automotive Engineering) the curved metal casting together with the attached brake lining
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brake′ shoe`
n.
1. a rigid curved plate, usu. of steel coated with a friction-producing material, tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action.
2. (on a bicycle) a metal block holding a rubber pad, pressed against a rotating wheel to produce a braking action.
Also calledshoe.[1870–75,Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() brake lining - the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum drum brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe constraint,restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
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