| NOUN | artifact | brakes, brake system | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
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| Sounds | brey'ks | |
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| Rhymes | Aix ... sweepstakes: 5 rhymes with eyks... | |
| Meaning | A braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle. | |
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| Synonym | brake system | |
| 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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