HyperDic: brake_shoe

English > 1 sense of the expression brake shoe:
NOUNartifactbrake shoe, shoe, skida restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
English > brake shoe: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation.
Synonymsshoe, skid
Part ofdrum brakehydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
Partsbrake liningThe lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
Broaderrestraint, constraintA device that retards something's motion / motion
Spanishzapata
Catalansabata

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