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Westinghouse brakes

Westinghouse brakes is the plural of Westinghouse brake.

Meaning of Westinghouse brake

Noun

Westinghouse brake (plural Westinghouse brakes)

  1. A proprietary air brake designed for railway use by George Westinghouse.
    • Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that the Westinghouse brake has been retained as standard for all passenger trains, and that certain services still afford regular work for some of the survivors of the once-numerous Stroudley "Terrier" tank engines.1946 March and April, “Railways of the Isle of Wight”, in Railway Magazine, page 67

Questions about Westinghouse brakes

What is Westinghouse brakes the plural of?
Westinghouse brakes is the plural of Westinghouse brake.

Words near Westinghouse brakes in the dictionary

  1. westies
  2. Westin
  3. westing
  4. Westinghouse
  5. Westinghouse brake
  6. Westinghouse brakes
  7. westings
  8. westish
  9. Westjohn
  10. Westlake
  11. Westlake Village

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