drum brake

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noun Automotive.

a brake system in which a pair of brake shoes can be pressed against the inner surface of a shallow metal drum that is rigidly attached to a wheel.

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Origin of drum brake

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby drum brake

Druid stone, drum, drum and bugle corps, drumbeat, drumbeater, drum brake, drum corps, drumette, drumfire, drumfish, drumhead

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How to use drum brake in a sentence

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One man, straddling a large drum, keeps time as their voices rise in song: “Believe it, people, Ebola can kill.”
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They marched through the streets of downtown New York to the synchronized beats of the Continental drum corps that followed.
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It sounds familiar—right down to the media drum beat to lower physician pay.
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They tobogganed down hills without a brake at the imminent peril of their lives.
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Roulard had played the trumpet in the regimental band in which Aristide had played the kettle drum.
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There a familiar sound met his ears—the roll of a drum followed by an incantation in a quavering, high-pitched voice.
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"I wonder if 'twas a brass drum, such as has 'Eblubust Unum' printed on't," said Mrs. Slocum.
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His arm was drawn around the drum, and finally his whole body was drawn over the shaft, at a fearful rate.
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British Dictionary definitions for drum brake

drum brake

noun

a type of brake used on the wheels of vehicles, consisting of two pivoted shoes that rub against the inside walls of the brake drum when the brake is applied

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