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rim brake

rim brake noun: a type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down.

rim brake: a type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down
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Noun

rim brake (plural rim brakes)

  1. A type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down.

Forms of rim brake

pluralrim brakes

Questions about rim brake

What does rim brake mean?
Rim brake means a type of brake where two brake pads are pressed against the rotating wheelrim, slowing it down.
What part of speech is rim brake?
Rim brake is a noun.
What is the plural of rim brake?
The plural of rim brake is rim brakes.

Words near rim brake in the dictionary

  1. rilpivirine
  2. riluzole
  3. rily
  4. rilzabrutinib
  5. rim
  6. rim brake
  7. rim brakes
  8. rim job
  9. rim jobs
  10. rim lock
  11. rim locks

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