brake-van

[ breyk-van ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British.

brake van

railways the coach or vehicle from which the guard applies the brakes; guard's van

First recorded in 1880–85

It is composed of ten trucks and vans, and has besides a guard's brake-van fitted with a screw-down brake of the usual sort.

He swung a swag on to the platform, shouldered it, pulled out a billy and water-bag, and then went to a dog-box in the brake van.

He shall take care that the breakdown tackle is always kept ready on the brake van in case of emergency.

He shall take care to run no train without a brake-van at the rear end, and a brakesman in attendance.

"De Aar," and the Africander guard flung himself out of his brake-van.

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