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brake pad

noun

a thin block of friction-producing material that presses against a vehicle's brake disc or rotor to enable the wheel to stop.

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Words nearby brake pad

brake fluid, brake horsepower, brake light, brake lining, brakeman, brake pad, brake parachute, brake pedal, braker, brake shoe, brakesman
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British Dictionary definitions for brake pad

brake pad

noun

the flat metal casting, together with the bound friction material, in a disc brake
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