brake lining


noun

the material, usually asbestos combined with other materials, used as the friction-producing element of a brake.

Origin of brake lining

First recorded in 1920–25

Example sentences from the Web for brake lining

  • The brake-lining which had been wished on her at Saddle Back was burnt out.

    Free Air |Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for brake lining

brake lining

noun

a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface