air brake
Noun
Meaning
A railway brake operated by condensed air.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
airbrake
drogue chute
drag parachute
drag chute
parabrake
brake parachute
aircraft wing
deceleration parachute
parachute air brake
parachute air braking system
aerodynamic brake
pneumatic brake
air braking
air braking system
air break
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Examples
It is impossible to drive a train or truck with a serious leak in the air brake system.
A retarded bomb has a small parachute or air brake that opens to reduce the speed of the bomb to produce a safe horizontal separation between the two.
Philosophical Transactions Royal Society B, 267. Additionally, the rudder and air brake hypotheses do not explain why such large variation exists in crest size even among adults.