A brake operated by hand, esp. as used to hold a stationary vehicle (now esp. a motor car).
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > brake or braking apparatus > types of (13) handbrake1841 A brake operated by hand, esp. as used to hold a stationary vehicle (now esp. a motor car). rubber1850 A part of some apparatus which operates by rubbing; a machine which acts by rubbing. Formerly also: †a brake acting by friction on the wheels of… air brake1857 A brake operated by the pressure of compressed air. disc brake1865 a wheel brake which operates by pushing stationary brake pads against a disc attached to the wheel, thereby slowing its rotation. power brake1865 a power-assisted brake, esp. one in a motor vehicle. hydraulic brake1874 (a) a brake that utilizes the resistance to motion experienced by a piston or rotor in a chamber full of liquid; also, a hydraulic buffer; (b) a… vacuum-brake1875 rim brake1876 a brake operating on the rim of a wheel. drum brake1882 a brake in which the brake shoes are housed within a brake drum. sand brakea1884 an appliance for stopping a train by the automatic packing of the axles with sand. calliper brake1904 a type of rim brake used chiefly on bicycles, consisting of a pair of arms, ending in brake shoes or pads, which straddle the wheel and are… rheostatic brake1920 Of, relating to, or involving a rheostat, esp. as employed in a form of braking used in vehicles with electric traction motors, in which the motors… callipers1972 In plural. Calliper brakes (see compounds). |
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