Airbrake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Airbrake is a noun meaning A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
Meaning
A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
More Meanings
- (aviation) A movable control surface that extends to increase drag without affecting lift (unlike a spoiler); a device that provides aerodynamic braking.
Example Sentences
The powerful airbrake of the truck quickly brought it to a stop.
The BAe 146 and Fokker 100's tailcone-mounted airbrakes allow them to slow down quickly for steep approaches without experiencing the lift degradation seen with spoiler-only aircraft.
These VEAs (of which some 550 were built in total) would themselves have been converted from 1962 vanwides, refurbished and fitted with airbrakes specifically with Ministry of Defence munitions traffic in mind, as many military establishments and depots would have had track too sharply curved for newer airbraked wagons.
Word Forms
- airbrakes
- air brake
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include autobrake, handbrake, brake, break, braking, brakeforce.
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