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Brakes

Brakes: apparatuses used to slow or stop a moving vehicle.
Side-pull brake: breaks with friction pad pulled against the wheel on each side.
Cover: sheath covering the brake cable.
Pivot: axle.
Barrel adjuster: small piece of metal used to regulate the tension of the gear cable.
Locking nut: piece of metal with a hole at its centre, used with a nut, that locks something in place.
Spring: piece of metal that uses the elasticity of certain bodies to transmit motion.
Cable: set of braided steel wires.
Domed nut: piece of metal with a head at one end and a thread at the other, used with a nut to hold something in place.
Yoke: movable part.
Brake block: movable rubber that can be pressed against the wheel rim to brake a vehicle.
Brake shoe: piece of metal that supports the brake pad.
Base plate: piece that holds the different parts of the brake.
Cable lock nut: piece of metal that holds an object in place.
Centre-pull brake: breaks with friction pad pulled against the tire.

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