English Explanatory Dictionary

clasp brake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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).

Word forms

clasp brake clasp brakes
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