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11air brake — air brakes N COUNT Air brakes are brakes which are used on heavy vehicles such as buses and trains and which are operated by means of compressed air …
12air brake — /ˈɛə breɪk/ (say air brayk) noun 1. Aeronautics a hinged flap or other extendible device for reducing the speed of an aircraft. 2. a brake or system of brakes operated by compressed air …
13air brake — noun Date: 1871 1. a brake operated by a piston driven by compressed air 2. a surface that may be projected into the airstream for increasing drag and lowering the speed of an airplane …
14air brake — A system of braking which is usually found on large truck in which compressed air pushes against a brake piston or diaphragm in order to apply the brakes to stop or slow the vehicle …
15Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive …
16Air dryer — A compressed air dryer is a device for removing water vapor from compressed air. Compressed air dryers are commonly found in a wide range of industrial and commercial facilities. The process of air compression concentrates atmospheric… …
17brake — brake1 brakeless, adj. /brayk/, n., v., braked, braking. n. 1. a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction. 2. brakes, the drums, shoes …
18Air line — See also Airline (disambiguation) : For the Air Line rail trail in central Connecticut, see Airline State Park. .An air line is a tube that carries a compressed air supply, e.g. to inflate tyres or power compressed air tools. Air line is most… …
19air — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 a the earth s atmosphere. b the free or unconfined space in the atmosphere (birds of the air; in the open air). c the atmosphere as a… …
20air — air1 airlike, adj. /air/, n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere. 2. a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze. 3. overhead space; sky: The planes filled the air. 4 …
