vacuum brake

English

Noun

vacuum brake (plural vacuum brakes)

  1. (rail transport) A brake used on trains, working on the principle of keeping up a vacuum in a continuous pipe or pipes extending under the train, and in brake-cylinders connected to them under each vehicle, the air being sucked out by ejectors or pumps on the locomotive.
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