air brake

See also: airbrake

English

Noun

air brake (plural air brakes)

1. Alternative spelling of airbrake

Usage notes

Generally used only for the "air-actuated brake" sense of airbrake, not the "aerodynamic brake" sense.

Related terms

• air-braked

References

• “air brake”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.