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airbrakes

airbrakes is the plural of airbrake.

Meaning of airbrake

Noun

airbrake (plural airbrakes)

  1. A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).
    • The powerful airbrake of the truck quickly brought it to a stop.
  2. A movable control surface that extends to increase drag without affecting lift (unlike a spoiler); a device that provides aerodynamic braking.
    • 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.

Questions about airbrakes

What is airbrakes the plural of?
Airbrakes is the plural of airbrake.

Words near airbrakes in the dictionary

  1. airbrain
  2. airbrained
  3. airbrains
  4. airbrake
  5. airbraked
  6. airbrakes
  7. airbrasion
  8. airbrasive
  9. airbrasives
  10. airbreather
  11. airbreathers

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