NOUN | artifact | brake system, brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
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Meaning | A braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle. | |
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Synonym | brakes | |
Part of | motor vehicle, automotive vehicle | A self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
Parts | brake band | A band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
stoplight, brake light | A red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop | |
Narrower | hydraulic brake, hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder |
Broader | brake | A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
Spanish | frenos, sistema de frenos | |
Catalan | frens, sistema de frens |
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