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1Air brake (road vehicle) — Air brakes are used in trucks, buses, trailers, and semi trailers. George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use in railway service. A safer air brake was patented by him on March 5, 1872. Originally constructed for use on trains, and… …
2Cylinder (engine) — Illustration of an engine cylinder with a cross section view of the piston, connecting rod, valves and spark plug. A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels. Multiple cylinders… …
3air brake — 1. a brake or system of brakes operated by compressed air. 2. Aeron. a device for reducing the air speed of an aircraft by increasing its drag. 3. a device for stopping the sails of a windmill by disrupting the flow of air around them. [1870 75,… …
4air brake — noun 1. : a brake operated by a piston driven by compressed air from reservoirs connected to brake cylinders by triple valves which upon reduction of air pressure in the brake pipe automatically admit air from the reservoirs into the brake… …
5Air & Space 18A — Infobox Aircraft name=Air Space 18A caption= type=Autogyro manufacturer=Air and Space Manufacturing, Inc. developer=Raymond E. Umbaugh designer=Gilbert Devore first flight=1964 introduced=1965 retired= status=Out of production primary user= more… …
6air gun — a gun operated by compressed air. [1745 55] * * * ▪ weapon weapon based on the principle of the primitive blowgun that shoots bullets, pellets, or darts by expansion of compressed air. Most modern air guns are inexpensive BB guns… …
7Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive …
8Diving cylinder — Diving cylinders to be filled at a diving air compressor station …
9Steam cylinder — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …
10Westinghouse Air Brake Company — cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org work = Contact Us publisher = date = September 11, 2008 url = http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/ format = doi = accessdate =2008 10 03 ] The air brake was invented …
