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brake pipe

brake pipe is the alternative form of brakepipe.

Meaning of brakepipe

Noun

brakepipe (plural brakepipes)

  1. A continuous pipe or hose filled with high-pressure air and running the length of a train, used to recharge the train's brake reservoirs with compressed air and to control the train's air brakes through changes in its internal air pressure.
    Synonyms:
    train line, trainline

Forms of brake pipe

pluralbrake pipes

Questions about brake pipe

What is brake pipe the alternative form of?
Brake pipe is the alternative form of brakepipe.

Words near brake pipe in the dictionary

  1. brake noodles
  2. brake pad
  3. brake pads
  4. brake pedal
  5. brake pedals
  6. brake pipe
  7. brake pipes
  8. brake press
  9. brake presses
  10. brake shoe
  11. brake shoes

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