stopping brake
11Brake (disambiguation) — Brake may refer to one of the following:Transportation* Brake, a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine * Brake (railway) * Brake (carriage), a type of carriage, often referred to as a shooting brake ** Shooting brake, a British… …
12brake — brake1 [brāk] n. [ME; prob. taken as sing. of BRACKEN] any of a genus (Pteris) of coarse tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) used commonly as a houseplant: see BRACKEN brake2 [brāk] n. [ME < MLowG brake or ODu braeke, flax brake < breken …
13Stopping sight distance — is a term used in highway design. It is defined as the length of roadway ahead visible to the driver. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (1994) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (pp. 117 118)]… …
14brake-fade — brakeˈ fade noun A decrease of efficiency in a brake sometimes resulting in complete absence of stopping power • • • Main Entry: ↑brake …
15brake|age — «BRAY kihj», noun. 1. the action of a brake in stopping a train or rolling vehicle. 2. a brake or brakes. ╂[< brake1 + age] …
16brake — [n] stopping device; check anchor, binders, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, retarding device; concepts 130,463 Ant. accelerator brake [v] check; stop… …
17brake — ► NOUN ▪ a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle. ► VERB ▪ slow or stop a vehicle with a brake. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
18Brake fade — Vehicle braking system fade, or brake fade is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a factor in any vehicle that utilizes a… …
19brake — 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 …
20brake — I [[t]breɪk[/t]] n. v. braked, brak•ing 1) aum a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usu. by means of friction 2) aum brakes, the drums, shoes, tubes, levers …
