drag brake

  • 21brake — Synonyms and related words: arrest, backpedal, backwater, bar, bearing rein, bit, block, boscage, bosket, bring to, bring up short, canebrake, ceja, chain, chamisal, chaparral, check, checkmate, checkrein, chock, clip the wings, clog, constraint …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22brake parachutes/braking parachute/brake chute — Parachutes fitted on combat or experimental aircraft to reduce the landing run and/or the float after rounding off. They are located in the rear portion of the aircraft and provide a steady deceleration of 0.25 to 0.35 g. They, however, become… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 23brake magnet — stabdymo magnetas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. brake magnet; braking magnet; drag magnet vok. Bremsmagnet, m rus. тормозной магнит, m pranc. aimant frein, m; aimant freinant, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 24drag magnet — stabdymo magnetas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. brake magnet; braking magnet; drag magnet vok. Bremsmagnet, m rus. тормозной магнит, m pranc. aimant frein, m; aimant freinant, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 25brake — 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,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 26drag chute — A small parachute attached to the rear of an aircraft structure that is streamed to reduce the speed of the aircraft on the landing run. Also called a brake chute or tail parachute …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 27Bicycle brake — Animation of a single pivot side pull calliper brake for the rear wheel of a steel framed road bike. A bicycle brake is used to slow down or stop a bicycle. There have been various types of brake used throughout history, and several are still in… …

    Wikipedia

  • 28Bicycle brake systems — are used to slow down, or brake a bicycle. There have been various types through history, and several are still in use today.HistoryEarly bicycles such as the high wheeled penny farthing bikes were fitted with spoon brakes. As they were fixed… …

    Wikipedia

  • 29Air brake — Brake Brake (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Continuous brake — Brake Brake (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E. break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.] 1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English