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air brake
noun
- a brake or system of brakes operated by compressed air.
- Aeronautics. a device for reducing the air speed of an aircraft by increasing its drag.
- a device for stopping the sails of a windmill by disrupting the flow of air around them.
air brake
noun
- a brake operated by compressed air, esp in heavy vehicles and trains
- Also calleddive brake an articulated flap or small parachute for reducing the speed of an aircraft
- a rotary fan or propeller connected to a shaft to reduce its speed
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of air brake1
Example Sentences
They slash an air brake hose, causing the mile-long line of railcars to screech to an emergency stop.
When Coke was about 4, his mother married A. King McCord, who would become the chairman of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company.
The Trump administration in 2020 issued a rule that extended how much time a freight rail train could be parked with its air brake system depressurized before requiring a new brake inspection.
New York Air Brake, which makes train brakes in Watertown, N.Y., imports Chinese iron and steel housings for one of its hydraulic parts.
The tariffs have eroded New York Air Brake’s profits, crimping its ability to invest in new products and imperiling brake production in its 800-worker plant on the shores of Lake Ontario, said Dalpe, the company’s senior vice president for sales and marketing.
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