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BRAKE LINING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brake lining mean? 

BRAKE LINING (noun)
  The noun BRAKE LINING has 1 sense:

1. the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drumplay

  Familiarity information: BRAKE LINING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRAKE LINING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("brake lining" is a kind of...):

liner; lining (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)

Holonyms ("brake lining" is a part of...):

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


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