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Multi-word Results
brake band |
a lined, flexible, usu. steel band around a brake drum, which, when tightened, creates the friction of a braking action. |
brake pedal |
a device in a vehicle that you push with your foot in order to slow or stop the vehicle. |
brake shoe |
a curved plate of lined metal that creates friction when pressed against a wheel or brake drum, creating a braking action. |
coaster brake |
a brake on freewheeling bicycles operated by reverse pressure on the pedals. |
disc brake |
a brake that operates by use of pressure exerted from two fixed pads against a rotating disc, as in an automobile. |
foot brake |
any brake requiring pressure of the foot, as in an automobile and on some bicycles. |
rock brake |
any of various related ferns that grow in rocky soil. |
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