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Meaning of brake shoe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.
  2. A hard friction-producing element which is pressed against the tread of a wheel to provide braking.
  3. A brake lining unit in a coaster brake on a bike.

Equivalents

Català patí de fre
Cymraeg gwadn brêc
Deutsch Bremsbacke Bremsschuh Hemmschuh
Español zapata
Suomi jarrukenkä
Italiano ganascia
Nederlands remschoen

Examples

“The rotating action of the brake drum tends to pull⟳ one brake shoe harder into contact⟳. This is known as self-servo action. It occurs on the brake shoe, which is after the wheel cylinder, in the direction of wheel rotation.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

brake tender brake test brake van brake wheel brakeage Brakebill

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