brake drum

noun

1. a narrow metal cylinder, fixed to a rotating shaft or wheel, against which brake shoes or brake bands act.

brake drum

noun

1. the cast-iron drum attached to the hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle fitted with drum brakes See also brake shoe

Word History and Origins

Origin of brake drum¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

He took the title after performing Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto, requiring him to play drums, marimba, vibraphone and even a car's brake drum.

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The doors to the shop, which specialized in retooling brake drums, were welded shut.

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From its metallic opening of scraped cowbells, sizzle cymbals and brake drums — the city and the sea, indivisible — it deals in relaxed swishes and frenetic crests and foams.

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They watched as three men loaded the truck with 38 used commercial vehicle brake drums weighing more 100 pounds each.

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One example is Magnus Lindberg’s “Kraft,” scored for orchestra and percussion “instruments” found in local junkyards — like brake drums and wheel rims — and performed in recent years by the New York Philharmonic.

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