brake drum

English

Noun

brake drum (plural brake drums)

A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.
- 1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177:
  As it is not practicable to use the wheel tyres of resilient wheels for braking purposes, brake drums with internally expanding shoes are fitted inside the wheels.

Translations

brake part

Dutch: remtrommel m or f
Finnish: jarrurumpu
German: Bremstrommel (de) f

Anagrams

drum brake

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