A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.

A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel

A brake controlled by foot, as opposed to a hand brake.

The front and rear distribution of braking power. The brake bias should match the traction of the vehicle while braking.

plural of brain-washing

Alternative spelling of handbrake

Cortinarius armillatus, a species of webcap mushroom.

(mycology) A polypore mushroom that grows almost exclusively on birch trees, Piptoporus betulinus.

The average (mean) pressure which, if imposed on the pistons uniformly from the top to the bottom of each power stroke, would produce the measured (brake) power output.

Suffering from an injury to the brain.