brake fluid

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noun Automotive.

the fluid used in a brake system to transmit pressure from the brake pedal to the pistons at each wheel, producing the braking action.

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Words nearby brake fluid

brake, brakeage, brake band, brake drum, brake fade, brake fluid, brake horsepower, brake light, brake lining, brakeman, brake pad

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How to use brake fluid in a sentence

So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.
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Johnson Welded Products Ohio-based manufacturer of reservoirs for air brake systems.
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In Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.
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In other words, the omnipresent postcolonial Arab State has just about dropped dead, the times are fluid and the vacuums are many.
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She is equally desirous of Levine, as animalistic and eager to consume him while sticky with sanguine fluid.
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It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They tobogganed down hills without a brake at the imminent peril of their lives.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
This fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The clear, straw-colored fluid which is left after separation of the coagulum is called blood-serum.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for brake fluid

brake fluid

noun

an oily liquid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake or clutch system

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