hydraulic brake
a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
Origin of hydraulic brake
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How to use hydraulic brake in a sentence
The hydraulic brake has been used in this apparatus, as have mechanical and pneumatic apparatus.
Above the breach is an air recuperator and a piston, while there is no hydraulic brake such as is generally used.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War | Frederick A. TalbotThe engine is fitted with Webb's hydraulic brake, and steel, manufactured at Crewe, is largely used in its construction.
British Dictionary definitions for hydraulic brake
a type of brake, used in motor vehicles, in which the braking force is transmitted from the brake pedal to the brakes by a liquid under pressure
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