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brake drum

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brake drum
n.
A metal cylinder to which pressure is applied by a braking mechanism in order to arrest rotation of the wheel or shaft to which the cylinder is attached.
brake drum
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the cast-iron drum attached to the hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle fitted with drum brakes See also brake shoe
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Noun1.brake drumbrake drum - a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
drum
drum brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
Translations
brake drum n → tamburo del freno
brake drum n → tamburo del freno


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