brake band
noun
a flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction-producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.
Words nearby brake band
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brake horsepower,
brake light
Example sentences from the Web for brake band
The diaphragm is directly connected to the brake-band lever.
Motor Truck Logging Methods |Frederick Malcolm KnappThe driver "guessed" that the brake-band was all gone, and that it would be dangerous to continue with it along mountain roads.
Free Air |Sinclair LewisShe noted the edge of a brake-band peeping beyond the drum, in a ragged line of fabric and copper wire.
Free Air |Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for brake band
brake band
noun
a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake