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English noun: brake shoe

1. brake shoe (artifact) a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation


Synonymsshoe, skid


Broader (hypernym)constraint, restraint


Part holonymbrake lining


Part meronymdrum brake









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