braked
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1. braked - Adjective
2. braked - Verb
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braked
simple past and past participle of brake
braked (not comparable)
(mechanical engineering, rail transport, aviation, of a wheel) Equipped with brakes (the vehicle-stopping devices).
On most aircraft, the mainwheels are braked, but the nosewheel or tailwheel is not.
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A paper by Burkhalter and Sharp provides details on usage. citation Deployment Deployment of the LRV from the LM's Quadrant 1 bay by the astronauts was achieved with a system of pulleys and braked reels using ropes and cloth tapes.
Effectively, after the start, instead of heading into the left hand Verierre sweeper, cars now braked hard and turned sharp right into a short run that connected the pit straight to the Mistral.
Disc brake systems usually have servo assistance ("Brake Booster") to lessen the driver's pedal effort, but some disc braked cars (notably race cars) and smaller brakes for motorcycles, etc., do not need to use servos.
Computerized control theoretically permits closer spacing than the two-second headways recommended for cars at speed, since multiple vehicles can be braked simultaneously.
On the very last lap, at Gasometer hairpin, the final corner of the circuit, Brabham made a mistake: he braked too late, touched the kerbstone and went straight ahead into the straw balls, allowing Rindt through to take his first victory of the season.
A Nassau County Police Officer pursuing a suspicious vehicle was seriously injured Nov. 21 after the driver suddenly braked in an attempt to evade the officer.