vacuum brake English

Meaning vacuum brake meaning

What does vacuum brake mean?

vacuum brake noun

— (rail) 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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