brake band

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

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

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

The wheel of commerce has wire spokes and rubber tires, and there is no drag upon the brake band.

Being under a spell, I forgot to put on the engine brake, and by the time we were halfway down the hill the brake bands were hot and smoking.

If the oil gets in the friction brake band the machine may not stop promptly at the proper point.

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

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