drum brake
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- noun
- /drʌm breɪk/
- Specialized
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freno de tambor
- Many older vehicles rely on drum brakes to provide reliable stopping power.
- rear drum brakes
- front drum brakes
Examples
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It's an automatic, has drum brakes, and has manual steering that requires an exorbitant number of turns lock to lock.
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Are drum brake pads supposed to be totally clean and dry or have fluid?
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Power convertible top, power steering, manual drum brakes.
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After sitting for about a year, my drum brakes on my '66 Mustang have been making a noisy sound just seconds before coming to a complete stop.
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To stop the car from those speeds, the Model J had four-wheel oversized drum brakes, hydraulically operated.
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Vacuum-boosted, hydraulically operated oversized drum brakes may have been state of the art in 1929, but would you want to try to stop a 5,200 lb car from 135 mph with them today?
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Nonetheless, those dual shock, drum brake motherfuckers paved the way for moto, and before things got horribly sidetracked by corporate bullshit and PR departments, those guys were real fucking bosses.
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The mechanic examined the drum brakes to ensure they were functioning properly.
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When replacing a tire, it's important to check the drum brakes for wear and tear.
Synonyms
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A part of a vehicle that makes the wheels slow down or stop when you press a pedal
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1.5
A part that makes a vehicle slow down or stop when you press it
How Effective
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound simply names a type of brake that uses a drum — its meaning is the straightforward combination of 'drum' (a hollow cylinder) + 'brake' (device to stop motion), so a learner who knows both words can infer it. This noun+noun composition is a common descriptive pattern (cross-linguistically frequent) and therefore highly predictable for B1 learners.
Etymology
The name drum brake paints a simple picture: a round metal drum turns with the wheel and curved pads press inside it to rub and slow the car. That's why it is called a drum brake, since the drum itself does the 'braking' and so 'stops' the wheel.