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Gibson ring
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English
Railway tire
Etymology
After its inventor, J. Gibson of the British Great Western Railway.
Noun
en rail A retaining ring used to fit a steel tire/tyre to the wheel of rolling stock.
en 1954 March New Class "9" 2-10-0 Locomotives Railway Magazine 166 The tyres of the five pairs of coupled wheels are secured to the cast-steel centres by Gibson rings.
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