hydraulic brake

noun

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

First recorded in 1870–75

It doesn’t matter so much if the bike has rim brakes, but bicycles with hydraulic brakes should be stored right-side up with the handlebars on top.

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.

The engine is fitted with Webb's hydraulic brake, and steel, manufactured at Crewe, is largely used in its construction.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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