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AIRBRAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("airbrake" is a kind of...):
power brake (a 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)
Holonyms ("airbrake" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft
Synonyms:
airbrake; dive brake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("airbrake" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
