Brake Shoe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a rigid plate, usually of steel in the shape of an arc of a cylinder, coated on the outside of its curved surface with a friction-producing material and tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action.
  2. (on a bicycle) one of two metal blocks holding rubber pads that, when the hand brake is activated, press against the rotating wheel to produce a braking action.
noun
  1. the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
  2. the curved metal casting together with the attached brake lining
Brake Shoe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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