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Definition of Braked
1. brake [v] - See also: brake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Braked
Literary usage of Braked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1904)
"... Cut Out I 372 Disabled Cars 373 Rand Brakes on Air braked Cars I 374 Releasing
Brakes I 374 Triple Valve Blowing I 374 Retainer Stopped Up I 375 Leaving ..."
2. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1870)
"There the maximum retardation amounts to 466-4 Ibs. a ton, or nearly one-fifth
of the weight of the braked carriages. The mean of Tables II., IV., V., ..."
3. Railroad Construction: : Theory and Practice : a Text-book for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1917)
"For example, a train weighed 146076 Ibs., the proportion on braked wheels was 67%,
... But since only 67% of the weight was on braked wheels, the ratio, ..."
4. Railroad Construction, Theory and Practice: A Text-book for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1922)
"For example, a train weighed 46076 lbs., the proportion on braked wheels was 67%,
speed 0 feet per second, length of stop 450 feet, track level. ..."
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