AIR BRAKE


Meaning of AIR BRAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1871

1. : a brake operated by a piston driven by compressed air

2. : a surface that may be projected into the airstream for increasing drag and lowering the speed of an airplane

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.