BRAKE PEDAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("brake pedal" is a kind of...):

foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)

Holonyms ("brake pedal" is a part of...):

hydraulic brake; hydraulic brakes (brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes)

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