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coaster brakes

coaster brakes is the plural of coaster brake.

Meaning of coaster brake

Noun

coaster brake (plural coaster brakes)

  1. A special rear hub for a bicycle that functions as a brake when the user pedals backwards, and which allows the bicycle to roll without forcing the pedals to turn.
    • Billy slammed on his coaster brakes and said "anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?"1973, Bruce Springsteen, “Spirit in the Night”, in Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

Questions about coaster brakes

What is coaster brakes the plural of?
Coaster brakes is the plural of coaster brake.

Words near coaster brakes in the dictionary

  1. coasteerers
  2. coasteering
  3. coasteers
  4. coaster
  5. coaster brake
  6. coaster brakes
  7. coaster step
  8. coaster steps
  9. coasters
  10. Coasters Retreat
  11. coasterware

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