brake shoe

English Thesaurus

1. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	constraint, restraint,
definition	:	a device that retards something's motion (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	brake lining,
definition	:	the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	drum brake,
definition	:	hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	skid,
definition	:	apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion)

derivation	:	skid,
definition	:	apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion)