airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
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 |
coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
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 |
megalith megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
shooting brake | another name for a station wagon |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
muscular structure musculature muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
syntax sentence structure phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
stoplight brake light | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop |
brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
hierarchy power structure pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization social organisation social structure social system structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
brake | an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant |
fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
plant part plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus |
rock polypody rock brake American wall fern Polypodium virgianum | chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia |
bracken pasture brake brake Pteridium aquilinum | large coarse fern often several feet high, essentially weed ferns, cosmopolitan |