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POWER BRAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("power brake" is a kind of...):
brake (a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "power brake"):
airbrake (a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles)
Holonyms ("power brake" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
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