clasp brake

noun

A type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).

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Meanings

nounclasp brake (plural clasp brakes)

plural clasp brakes

  1. rail transportA type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).

    The bogies have orthodox equalised clasp brakes with a separate brake cylinder for each wheel.

    1960 April 29, “Type "3" Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 239
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clasp brake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clasp%20brake.

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