brake shoe
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4.8
- noun
- /breɪk ʃu/
- Specialized
:
zapato de freno
- The mechanic inspected the brake shoe to ensure it was not worn down.
Examples
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The case was a civil action brought against a brake shoe rehabilitation business for violation of the NESHAP for asbestos and an administrative order issued by the EPA.
Academic text (2001) -
Its brake operation included the collection and rehabilitation of used brake shoes for resale.
Academic text (2001) -
And these are the brake shoes.
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The brake shoes have burned off.
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Likely this bus had things wrong with it, such as thin brake shoes, loose tie rods.
Fiction book (2001) -
We show you this little map of the braking system with all the parts like the piston, the brake shoe, the brake drum.
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Paul was still on the phone with a customer, and Darryl had stepped behind the alignment rack to help Jeff with the brake shoe, so no one noticed Kamon's mistake.
Fiction book (2000) -
I discovered that sobering fact when Gomez gave me a run for my money, just before I failed his breath-analyzer test, just after I burned up what remained of Baby's brake shoes trying to stop before I landed in the middle of the bay.
Fiction book (2001) -
The court still upheld the district court's finding, however, that Midwest's "cutting" and "altering" brake shoes was a process that constituted 'fabrication' within the meaning of the Act.
Academic text (2001) -
If the brake shoe is damaged, the vehicle may not stop properly.
Synonyms
3
8.2
A curved part in a drum brake that presses against the drum to slow a wheel
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'brake' (a device that stops motion) combined with 'shoe' (a shoe-shaped friction piece) denotes the shoe-shaped part of the brake that presses on the drum. Although it's a technical automotive term, its meaning follows ordinary English naming and a B1 learner who knows the constituents can reasonably infer its function.
Etymology
The name brake shoe comes from a simple picture: the brake uses a curved block like a shoe that presses against the wheel or drum. That's why brake shoe means the curved part that rubs to 'slow' or 'stop' a vehicle.