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antilock brake

antilock brake noun: a brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking.

Noun

antilock brake (plural antilock brakes)

  1. A brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking.
    Synonyms:
    ABS brake

Synonyms of antilock brake

Forms of antilock brake

pluralantilock brakes

Origin of antilock brake

From antilock + brake.

Questions about antilock brake

What does antilock brake mean?
Antilock brake means a brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking.
What part of speech is antilock brake?
Antilock brake is a noun.
What is the plural of antilock brake?
The plural of antilock brake is antilock brakes.

Words near antilock brake in the dictionary

  1. antilocalization
  2. antilocaprid
  3. antilocaprids
  4. Antilochus
  5. antilock
  6. antilock brake
  7. antilock brakes
  8. antilockdown
  9. antilocking
  10. antilocust
  11. antilog

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