centrifugal brake

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centrifugal brake

(Engineering / General Engineering) a safety mechanism on a hoist, crane, etc., that consists of revolving brake shoes that are driven outwards by centrifugal force into contact with a fixed brake drum when the rope drum revolves at excessive speed

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