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Rarevacuum brake
The correct spelling is vacuum brake.
How to pronounce vacuum brake
noun
Say it like: Vac-uum- br-ake
The correct spelling is vacuum brake. 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 e…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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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