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AIRBRAKE

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

• AIRBRAKE (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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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