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Definition of Airbrake
1. Noun. A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
2. Noun. A vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles.
Definition of Airbrake
1. Noun. A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure). ¹
2. Noun. A moving part of an aircraft wing to reduce lift and airspeed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airbrake
Literary usage of Airbrake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Industrial Magazine (1907)
""The airbrake was ushered into actual use in most dramatic fashion. ... The formal
time for the trial of the airbrake had not come, but the brake was there, ..."
2. Hearings Before the Committee .. [February 19, 20, 22, March 15, 17, 1904 by United States Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States 58th Congress, 2d session, 1903-1904. House. [from old catalog] (1904)
"If our driving brake is out of repair, and your water brake out of repair, you
could still use the airbrake ( Mr. FULLER. If any one of these parts of the ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1907)
"Separate titles: The airbrake, its construction and working; Supplement to The
airbrake; Building and repairing railways; Cars, their construction, ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1908)
"Application of the airbrake to slow down a train would under such circumstances
reduce or destroy the braking power of the motors unless their controllers ..."
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