air brake compressed
21Aïr — /ah ear/, n. a region in N Niger, in the Sahara: low massif and oases. ab. 30,000 sq. mi. (77,700 sq. km). Also called Asben. * * * I Mixture of gases constituting the earth s atmosphere. Some gases occur in steady concentrations. The most… …
22compressed air — air compressed, esp. by mechanical means, to a pressure higher than the surrounding atmospheric pressure. [1660 70] * * * Air reduced in volume and held under pressure. Force from compressed air is used to operate numerous tools and instruments,… …
23Brake run — A brake run on a roller coaster is any section of track meant to slow or stop a roller coaster train.[1] Brake runs may be located anywhere along the circuit of a coaster and may be designed to bring the train to a complete halt or to simply… …
24brake cylinder — noun a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston • Syn: ↑hydraulic brake cylinder, ↑master cylinder • Hypernyms: ↑cylinder, ↑piston chamber • Part Holonyms: ↑hydraulic brake, ↑ …
25air compressor — A device which compresses air and stores the air into a tank so that the compressed air can be used in a shop to fill tires, run tools, spray paint, etc. In a vehicle, it can be used in brake systems, leveling systems, automatic tire inflation… …
26brake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. retard, check, curb; slow down, stop. See slowness, restraint. Ant., accelerator. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. check, curb, restraint, deterrent, obstacle, damper, hurdle, discouragement, hindrance,… …
27Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains — The Electro pneumatic brake system on British railway trains was introduced in 1950. The Southern Region of British Railways operated an intensive self contained fleet of electric multiple units for suburban and middle distance passenger trains.… …
28Vacuum brake — The vacuum brake is a braking system used on trains. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the automatic vacuum brake system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British… …
29Kunze-Knorr brake — The Kunze Knorr brake ( Kunze Knorr Bremse or KK Bremse ) is an automatic compressed air brake for goods, passenger and express trains. It was the first graduated brake for goods trains in Europe. When it was introduced after the First World War …
30Driver's brake valve — Knorr D2 driver s brake valve (below) and auxiliary brake valve (above) on a steam locomotive …
