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Air brake
A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
📖 Definitions of "Air brake"
noun
- 1
A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
"The powerful airbrake of the truck quickly brought it to a stop."
- 2
A moving part of an aircraft wing to reduce lift and airspeed.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Air brake"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| airbrakenoun | A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure). |
| air linenoun | A pipe or tube supplying air or compressed air. |
| air mailnoun | Alternative form of airmail. [The system of conveying mail using aircraft.] |
| air bridgenoun | Alternative form of airbridge. [The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.] |
| autobrakenoun | (aviation) A system that automatically applies an aircraft's hydraulic wheel brakes upon touchdown during landing, or when the throttle is reduced to idle during a rejected takeoff. |
| aerobrakenoun | A mechanism for aerobraking. |
| air flownoun | Alternative spelling of airflow. [Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.] |
| air reservoirnoun | A container, such as a pressurised tank, for holding compressed air. |
| aero-enginenoun | Alternative spelling of aero engine. [An aircraft engine.] |
| airbreathernoun | An airbreathing animal |
| aerobridgenoun | (UK, aviation) Alternative form of airbridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane. [The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.] |
| air-dropnoun | Alternative spelling of airdrop. [The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.] |
| aeroenginenoun | Alternative spelling of aero engine. [An aircraft engine.] |
| bleednoun | An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia. |
| aëroplanenoun | Dated spelling of aeroplane. |
| antiskidnoun | (aviation) Antiskid braking. |
| airbasenoun | Alternative spelling of air base. [(military) A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.] |
| air bearingnoun | A bearing in which a thin film of pressurized air is used to provide an exceedingly low-friction load-bearing interface between surfaces. |
| air shaftnoun | Alternative form of airshaft. [(architecture) A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.] |
| air resistancenoun | (fluid dynamics) force on an object directed against its direction of movement through air |
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