brake band

American

noun

a flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction-producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.

brake band British

noun

a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Model numbers and serial numbers are printed on a label on the bottom of the tool behind the red brake band.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2017

"The most radical mechanical change" is "the widening of the transmission brake band by ? of an inch."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then bang—! the brake band snapped and the truck lurched forward again!

From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Crump, Irving

See that the brake band is adjusted so that when the starting lever is thrown in to start, the friction is entirely released and there is no drag on machine.

From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David

What care should be taken of the friction brake band?

From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023