BRAKE BAND Definition & Meaning

brake band

a flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction-producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.

brake band

a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake

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Model numbers and serial numbers are printed on a label on the bottom of the tool behind the red brake band.

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The wheel of commerce has wire spokes and rubber tires, and there is no drag upon the brake band.

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Being under a spell, I forgot to put on the engine brake, and by the time we were halfway down the hill the brake bands were hot and smoking.

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If the oil gets in the friction brake band the machine may not stop promptly at the proper point.

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Then bang—! the brake band snapped and the truck lurched forward again!

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