Meanings
nounbrake drum (plural brake drums)
plural brake drums
- A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.
As it is not practicable to use the wheel tyres of resilient wheels for braking purposes, brake drums with internally expanding shoes are fitted inside the wheels.
1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 煞車鼓 /煞车鼓
- 煞車鼓 /煞车鼓brake part
Dutch remtrommel
- remtrommelbrake part
Finnish jarrurumpu
- jarrurumpubrake part
German Bremstrommel
- Bremstrommelbrake part
Swedish bromstrumma
- bromstrummabrake part
Cite this entry
APA
brake drum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20drum
MLA
“brake drum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20drum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brake drum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brake%20drum.
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