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BRAKE LINING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brake lining mean?
• BRAKE LINING (noun)
The noun BRAKE LINING has 1 sense:
1. the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
Familiarity information: BRAKE LINING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brake lining" is a kind of...):
liner; lining (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)
Holonyms ("brake lining" is a part of...):
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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