# der Bremsschuh

der Bremsschuh is a German noun meaning “break block”. Forms: des Bremsschuhes, die Bremsschuhe.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Bremsschuhes
- Plural: die Bremsschuhe

## In other languages

- Русский: ж.-д. тормозной башмак

## Meanings

1. break block (a transportable device used to slow down or stop moving railway cars)
2. _colloquial_ chock, wheel chock, scotch
3. hindrance

## Examples

- Scheibenbremsen bremsen besser als solche mit Bremsschuhen. — Disc brakes brake better than those which use brake shoes.

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