brake drum

English

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.
   • 1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177:

     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.

Translations

brake part

• Dutch: remtrommel m or f
• Finnish: jarrurumpu (fi)
• German: Bremstrommel (de) f

Anagrams

• drum brake