brake
91brake shoe — brake′ shoe n. 1) trs a rigid curved plate, usu. of steel coated with a friction producing material, tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action 2) trs (on a bicycle) a metal block holding a rubber pad, pressed… …
92brake / break — Brake means to stop : You should brake slowly on ice. Break means to smash : To break a mirror brings seven years of worse luck than you are having now …
93brake / break — Brake means to stop : You should brake slowly on ice. Break means to smash : To break a mirror brings seven years of worse luck than you are having now …
94brake drum — ► NOUN ▪ a broad, short cylinder attached to a wheel, against which the brake shoes press to cause braking …
95brake shoe — ► NOUN ▪ a long curved block which presses on to a brake drum …
96brake horsepower — n. the actual horsepower of an engine, measured by a brake attached to the drive shaft and recorded on a dynamometer …
97brake lining — n. a material of asbestos, minerals, fine wire, etc. riveted or bonded to a brake band or shoe to create the friction necessary for braking …
98brake shoe — ☆ brake shoe n. a block or plate curved to fit the shape of a wheel or drum and forced against it to act as a brake …
99brake|man — «BRAYK muhn», noun, plural men. a man who helps the engineer or conductor of a railroad train usually by coupling and uncoupling cars and by working the brake when a car is rolling free; trainman. Also, British, brakesman. ╂[American English < …
100brake fluid — brake .fluid n [U] liquid used in certain kinds of brakes so that the different parts move smoothly …
