noun
: a vertical steel plate that secures the waist of a locomotive boiler to the frames of the locomotive allowing at the same time a small amount of expansion and contraction — compare belly brace
noun
: a vertical steel plate that secures the waist of a locomotive boiler to the frames of the locomotive allowing at the same time a small amount of expansion and contraction — compare belly brace
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012