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BRAKE SHOE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brake shoe mean?
• BRAKE SHOE (noun)
The noun BRAKE SHOE has 1 sense:
1. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
Familiarity information: BRAKE SHOE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("brake shoe" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
Meronyms (parts of "brake shoe"):
brake lining (the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum)
Holonyms ("brake shoe" 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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