Gibson ring

English

Etymology

After its inventor, J. Gibson of the British Great Western Railway.

Noun

Gibson ring (plural Gibson rings)

  1. (rail transport) A retaining ring used to fit a steel tire/tyre to the wheel of rolling stock.
    • 1954 March, “New Class "9" 2-10-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 166:
      The tyres of the five pairs of coupled wheels are secured to the cast-steel centres by Gibson rings.
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