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brakedrum

brakedrum is the alternative form of brake drum.

Meaning of brake drum

Noun

brake drum (plural brake drums)

  1. A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.
    • As it is not practicable to use the wheel tyres of resilient wheels for braking purposes, brake drums with internally expanding shoes are fitted inside the wheels.1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177

Forms of brakedrum

pluralbrakedrums

Questions about brakedrum

What is brakedrum the alternative form of?
Brakedrum is the alternative form of brake drum.

Words near brakedrum in the dictionary

  1. brake-checks
  2. brakeage
  3. Brakebill
  4. Brakebills
  5. braked
  6. brakedrum
  7. brakedrums
  8. Brakefield
  9. Brakefields
  10. brakeforce
  11. brakeforces

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