speed brake

noun

1. a flap on an aircraft wing used to decrease speed in flight in preparation for landing.

Example Sentences

Using information from the “black box” inside Grossman’s vehicle — an event data recorder that depicts information such as speed, brake usage and airbag deployment — Hale said the last five seconds of Grossman’s travels the night of Sept. 29, 2020, were captured before a collision triggered her airbags.

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The aircraft had a custom-built autopilot system and were fitted with a speed brake and larger wheels to increase drag and slow the rate of descent, Red Bull said on its website.

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The regulations don’t cover new partially automated systems that can control speed, brake, and steer cars on freeways, and they don’t address cameras and radar used in those systems.

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And I don’t see a Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a speed brake here, and I see Gorsuch as almost leading the charge.

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But it is easy to pick up speed — brake lights are on for most drivers going down the hill.

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