brakeless
- adjective
- /ˈbreɪk.ləs/
:
sin frenos
- Probably you're so smart and ride such a brakeless bicycle that you already knew about this guy, because even Joan Baez knows about him, and he has his own festival and a portrait of himself writing in prison and is Turkey's most famous poet. So probably you already knew all that, but I didn't, and if, like me, you woke up today not having read "On Living" and "Things I Didn't Know,"
Examples
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He rode down the steep hill on his brakeless bike, feeling the thrill of speed as he navigated the twisting path.
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The skateboarder performed tricks confidently on his brakeless scooter, mastering jumps and slides without hesitation.
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The physical geography of San Francisco means that cyclists (especially brakeless track bike and fixed-gear riders) adopt a riding style and bike setup that allows them to handle the rigors of hills and descents.
Blog text (18) -
To be honest, the cuts between the stunt riders and the stars aren't seamless; there are more than a few shots where you can quite clearly tell that Gordon-Levitt isn't the guy riding that gearless, brakeless bike towards certain doom.
Blog text (23) -
During the race, the cyclist's brakeless bicycle allowed him to maintain a faster pace on the flat sections but made it difficult to slow down before turns.
How Effective
- Specialized
2
3.9
- Specialized
1
3.5
- Specialized
1
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brakeless is made from brake, a device that stops movement, and the suffix -less 'without', like in careless, so it literally means 'without brakes' and that is why a brakeless bike or vehicle cannot stop and is dangerous.