brake band
Americannoun
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a flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction-producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.
noun
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a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake
Example Sentences
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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.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2017
"The most radical mechanical change" is "the widening of the transmission brake band by ? of an inch."
From Time Magazine Archive
An excess of oil on a brake band will prevent its acting and stopping the machine promptly.
From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David
A loose nut had fallen between the brake band and the wheel hub, and prevented the band from tightening.
From The Motor Girls by Penrose, Margaret
Then bang—! the brake band snapped and the truck lurched forward again!
From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Crump, Irving
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