airbrake
5.5
A braking system on heavy vehicles that uses compressed air to slow and stop them
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌbreɪk/
- Specialized
:
freno neumático
- The loud hiss of the airbrake indicated that the vehicle was slowing down quickly.
Examples
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Airbrake fails on those two absolutely elementary features.
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The truck came to a sudden stop when the driver activated the airbrake.
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Before driving the bus, the mechanic checked that all the airbrakes were functioning properly.
How Strong
parachute
119
2.0
119
2.0
airbrake
- Specialized
decelerator
- Specialized
governor
11
7.4
- Specialized
11
7.4
speed bump
7
2.5
7
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airbrake is made of the words air and brake, but here air means 'compressed air' that powers the system and brake means 'to slow or stop' (like the brakes on a car). So an airbrake is a brake used on heavy vehicles that works by using compressed air to stop or slow them.