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clasp brake

clasp brake noun: a type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).

Noun

clasp brake (plural clasp brakes)

  1. A type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).
    • The bogies have orthodox equalised clasp brakes with a separate brake cylinder for each wheel.1960 April, “Type "3" Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 239

Forms of clasp brake

pluralclasp brakes

Questions about clasp brake

What does clasp brake mean?
Clasp brake means a type of brake that presses a cast-iron block against the tyre of a railway wheel when activated; they can be on opposite sides of a wheel (when viewed from the side).
What part of speech is clasp brake?
Clasp brake is a noun.
What is the plural of clasp brake?
The plural of clasp brake is clasp brakes.

Words near clasp brake in the dictionary

  1. clasmatodendrosis
  2. clasmatosis
  3. Clason
  4. Clasons
  5. clasp
  6. clasp brake
  7. clasp brakes
  8. clasp knife
  9. clasp knives
  10. clasp lock
  11. clasp locker

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