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jake brake

Syllabification: (jake brake)

Entry from US Dictionary

Definition of jake brake

noun

  • an engine brake for truck diesel engines that cuts off fuel flow and interrupts the transfer of mechanical energy to the drive mechanism.

Origin:

1980s: from the Jacobs Company, who invented the most common implementation of the technology that the brake is based on

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Definition of jake brake in the US English dictionary

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