HyperDic: airbrake

English > 2 senses of the word airbrake:
NOUNartifactairbrake, dive brakea small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft
artifactairbrakea vehicular brake that operates by compressed air
English > airbrake: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
Synonymdive brake
Broaderrestraint, constraintA device that retards something's motion / motion
Spanishfreno aerodinámico
Catalanfre aerodinàmic
English > airbrake: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles.
Part ofmotor vehicle, automotive vehicleA self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
Broaderpower brakeA brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle
Spanishfreno neumático
Catalanfre pneumàtic

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict