brake lining

noun

1. the material, usually asbestos combined with other materials, used as the friction-producing element of a brake.

brake lining

noun

1. a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface

Word History and Origins

Origin of brake lining¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The substance is found in products such brake linings and gaskets, and is used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda.

From Seattle Times

He died in 2005 of pulmonary fibrosis, apparently caused by asbestos from the brake linings he worked on in his father’s auto shop.

From Washington Post

More cars made in the United States would require more brake linings made in Mexico and more circuitry forged in China, using copper mined in Chile.

From New York Times

It sucked off boots and shoes and ruined the brake linings on cars and trucks; it built up crippling deposits under horse and cattle hooves.

From Literature

Finally he went into his little office, pushed a litter of brake linings and fan belts and catalogues aside, and from underneath dug out a telephone.

From Literature