brake
111brake shoe — noun a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel s rotation • Syn: ↑shoe, ↑skid • Derivationally related forms: ↑skid (for: ↑skid) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
112Brake run — A brake run on a roller coaster is any section of track meant to slow or stop a roller coaster train.[1] Brake runs may be located anywhere along the circuit of a coaster and may be designed to bring the train to a complete halt or to simply… …
113brake drum — noun a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • Syn: ↑drum • Hypernyms: ↑cylinder • Part Holonyms: ↑drum brake * * * noun : a revolving cylinder on the wheel of a vehicle or the revolving part of an engine… …
114Brake shoe — In mechanical engineering, a brake shoe (or a shoe or a brake block) is the part of the brake that holds the brake pad as it moves against the inside lining of the brake drum, the running face of a train wheel or the plate (disc) of a disc brake… …
115brake pad — noun one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk • Hypernyms: ↑restraint, ↑constraint • Part Holonyms: ↑disk brake, ↑disc brake * * * brake pad UK US noun [countable] [ …
116brake pad — [1] The friction material or lining which is secured to metal plates. They press against the brake disc or rotor to enable the wheel to stop. They are to be distinguished from brake shoes which press against the inside of a drum. [2] On a bicycle …
117brake light — noun a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop • Syn: ↑stoplight • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal • Part Holonyms: ↑brake system, ↑brakes * * * brake light …
118Brake test — A brake test is a term used in motorsport. A driver is said to brake test another driver when the two drivers are driving very close together and the front driver deliberately brakes very hard, causing the second driver to have to do likewise and …
119Brake Standard Open — Infobox DMU name = British Rail Brake Standard Open imagesize = 300px background = #0033cc caption = A Mk1 Brake Second Open E9235 at Pickering on the NYMR in 2006 Manufacturer = BR Doncaster, Wolverton and Gloucester RCW and BR Derby Operator =… …
120brake band — A band, faced with brake lining, that encircles a brake drum, it is used on several parking brake installations. It differs from brake shoes in that brake shoes squeezes against the inside surface of a drum while a brake band squeezes against the …
