hydraulic brake

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noun

a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.

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Origin of hydraulic brake

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby hydraulic brake

hydration number, hydrator, hydraul., hydraulic, hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic brake, hydraulic cement, hydraulic coupling, hydraulic fluid, hydraulic fracturing, hydraulic lift

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How to use hydraulic brake in a sentence

It doesn’t matter so much if the bike has rim brakes, but bicycles with hydraulic brakes should be stored right-side up with the handlebars on top.
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Counterfeit airbags and brake pads have become more of a problem, as have electrical devices that catch on fire.
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Even the most sketch-ball, scheming car mechanic knows how much those brake pads cost.
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They tobogganed down hills without a brake at the imminent peril of their lives.
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If he is injured while running a car from a defective brake of which he had knowledge, he cannot recover.
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Then he went back, eased off the emergency brake, grabbed a good handhold and strained forward.
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Almost unconsciously he lifted his foot from the accelerator and pressed down the brake.
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The brake had set out before the carriage, so that Meta had to come in and wait for her governess.
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British Dictionary definitions for hydraulic brake

hydraulic brake

noun

a type of brake, used in motor vehicles, in which the braking force is transmitted from the brake pedal to the brakes by a liquid under pressure

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