"brake drum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brake drums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brake drum (plural brake drums)
  1. A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking. Translations (brake part): remtrommel [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), jarrurumpu (Finnish), Bremstrommel [feminine] (German)

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