a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels
a coarse fern of warm and tropical countries, frequently having the fronds divided into long linear segments
a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels
a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels
separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
a thin block, typically one of a pair, which presses on to the disc in a disc brake
a railway carriage or wagon from which the train’s brakes can be controlled by the guard
a block of hard material pressed against the rim of a wheel to slow it down by friction, especially on a bicycle
a broad, very short cylinder attached to a wheel, against which the brake shoes press in a drum brake
a red light at the back of a vehicle that is automatically illuminated when the brakes are applied
a long curved block, typically one of a pair, which presses on to the drum in a drum brake
a type of vehicle brake employing the friction of pads against a disc which is attached to the wheel
a type of vehicle brake in which brake shoes press against the inside of a drum on the wheel
an engine brake for truck diesel engines that cuts off fuel flow and interrupts the transfer of mechanical energy to the drive mechanism
a layer of hard material attached to a brake shoe or brake pad to increase friction against the drum or disc
a railway vehicle brake operated by changes in pressure in a continuous pipe which is generally kept exhausted of air by a pump and controls similar brakes throughout the train
an imperial unit of power, equal to one horsepower but used only as a measure of the power available at the shaft of an engine
a coarse fern of warm and tropical countries, frequently having the fronds divided into long linear segments
a heavy machine formerly used in agriculture for breaking up large lumps of earth
a motor-vehicle or bicycle brake consisting of two or more hinged components