Definitions from Wiktionary (vacuum brake)
▸ noun: (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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▸ noun: (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.
Similar:
train pipe,
brake shoe,
Westinghouse brake,
drum brake,
brake drum,
ribbon brake,
roller bed,
pedrail,
trailing wheel,
forestaller,
more...
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