brake lining ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the material, usually asbestos combined with other materials, used as the friction-producing element of a brake.
Origin of brake lining First recorded in 1920–25 Examples from the Web for brake lining Historical Examples of brake lining
The brake-lining which had been wished on her at Saddle Back was burnt out.
Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for brake lining brake lining noun
- a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface