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AIRBRAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does airbrake mean?
• AIRBRAKE (noun)
The noun AIRBRAKE has 2 senses:
1. a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft
2. a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles
Familiarity information: AIRBRAKE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
airbrake; dive brake
Hypernyms ("airbrake" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
Sense 2
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)
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