brake shoe

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [breyk shoo]
- /breɪk ʃu/
- /breɪk ʃuː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [breyk shoo]
- /breɪk ʃu/

Definitions of brake shoe words

noun brake shoe the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake 3
noun brake shoe the curved metal casting together with the attached brake lining 3
noun brake shoe a block or plate curved to fit the shape of a wheel or drum and forced against it to act as a brake 3
noun brake shoe The brake shoe is the part of a drum brake to which the friction lining is attached. 3
noun brake shoe a rigid plate, usually of steel in the shape of an arc of a cylinder, coated on the outside of its curved surface with a friction-producing material and tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action. 1
noun brake shoe (on a bicycle) one of two metal blocks holding rubber pads that, when the hand brake is activated, press against the rotating wheel to produce a braking action. Compare caliper (def 6). 1

See all 7 definitions of brake shoe

Information block about the term

Origin of brake shoe

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brake shoe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brake shoe

brake shoe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brake shoe usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer