"clasp brake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clasp brakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clasp brake (plural clasp brakes)
  1. (rail transport) A type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).

Inflected forms

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