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coaster brake
noun
a brake on the hub of the rear wheel of freewheel bicycles, operated by back pressure on the pedals.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coaster brake1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
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The model I tested had a "coaster brake", which kicks in when you pedal backwards, instead of a conventional back brake.
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Most bikes we were used to in Britain were equipped with two hand brakes but this one had a coaster brake, trying to pedal backwards would apply the brake to the back wheel.
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Cost me twenty-one dollars, and it's got puncture-proof tires and a real coaster brake.
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Lying on the ground attached to the bike I tried to disentangle myself but with the coaster brake I couldn�t reverse the direction.��
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