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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brake system, brakesnoun

    a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

Wikipedia

  1. brakes

    A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction.

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  1. brakes

    Brakes refer to a mechanical device or system that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. They are generally used to stop or slow down moving vehicles by converting kinetic energy into heat, often through friction. They are an essential safety feature in automobiles, bicycles, aircraft, and many other types of machinery.

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  1. Brakes

    Brakes is a four member band from Brighton, England. The group formed in 2003. It consists of Eamon Hamilton, Thomas White, Marc Beatty, and Alex White.

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  1. bakers

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brakes in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brakes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of brakes in a Sentence

  1. Michael Brown:

    What we do know is there was a heavy braking event, which appears to be an aborted takeoff. So, we do know that the brakes were effectively working before the aircraft exited the runway, we have approximately 1200 feet of distinguishable heavy braking marks from the tires, looked like they were effectively trying to brake that aircraft.

  2. Bill Dudley:

    The Fed could try to procrastinate, but if they do that, inflation will likely come back and then they'll have to slam on the brakes even harder. Procrastination doesn't really lead to a good outcome. That just leads to a harder landing down the road.

  3. Ilse Aigner:

    We have to step on the brakes of electricity costs. Germany's energy transition must not become a decisive disadvantage and a risk to our welfare.

  4. Morgan Stanley:

    We are also neutral on EM credit, where we think that spreads are close to bottoming out. china could be the first among the major economies to start applying the brakes next year.

  5. Thomas Middleditch:

    It's a perpetual state of management and communication, to the point where it's like,' All right, we've got to stop. Chill,' i'm gas, and she's brakes. This is actually the premise for a comedy series we're writing together.

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