Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air. |
Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Brake () imp. of Break. |
Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern. |
Brake (n.) A thicket |
Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. |
Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine. |
Brake (v. t.) A baker's kneading though. |
Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle. |
Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him |
Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. |
Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing |
Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine. |
Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome |
Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture. |
Brake () of Break |
Fraunhofer lines () The lines of the spectrun |
Gunter's line () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Line (n.) Flax |
Line (n.) The longer and finer fiber of flax. |
Line (v. t.) To cover the inner surface of |
Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of |
Line (v. t.) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense |
Line (v. t.) To impregnate |
Line (n.) A linen thread or string |
Line (n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver |
Line (n.) The course followed by anything in motion |
Line (n.) Direction |
Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed |
Line (n.) A short letter |
Line (n.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. |
Line (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy |
Line (n.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. |
Line (n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory |
Line (n.) A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand |
Line (n.) Lineament |
Line (n.) A straight row |
Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person |
Line (n.) A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. |
Line (n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. |
Line (n.) The equator |
Line (n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring |
Line (n.) A measuring line or cord. |
Line (n.) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart |
Line (n.) Instruction |
Line (n.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working |
Line (n.) The track and roadbed of a railway |
Line (n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
linebacker line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
lateral line lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
A-line | women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline, it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A |
brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder hydraulic brake cylinder master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |
cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
delineation depiction limning line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
digital subscriber line DSL | a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
electromagnetic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves |
feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |
fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
fuel line gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
gas line | a pipeline used to transport natural gas, the workmen broke through the gas line |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
handline hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
harpoon line | a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat |
hot line | a direct telephone line between two officials |
hydraulic brake hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
land line landline | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits, a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave |