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brake dust

brake dust noun: dust or residue generated from the friction between the brake pads and the brake rotors or drums in a vehicle's braking system.

Noun

brake dust (uncountable)

  1. Dust or residue generated from the friction between the brake pads and the brake rotors or drums in a vehicle's braking system.

Questions about brake dust

What does brake dust mean?
Brake dust means dust or residue generated from the friction between the brake pads and the brake rotors or drums in a vehicle's braking system.
What part of speech is brake dust?
Brake dust is a noun.

Words near brake dust in the dictionary

  1. brake discs
  2. brake disk
  3. brake disks
  4. brake drum
  5. brake drums
  6. brake dust
  7. brake fade
  8. brake fluid
  9. brake fluids
  10. brake gear
  11. brake horsepower

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