breaker¹ Definition
breaker (brāk′ər)
noun
a person or thing that breaks; specif.,
- a device or structure for breaking up rock, coal, etc.
- a wave that breaks into foam against a shore or reef
breaker² Definition
breaker (brāk′ər)
breaker Synonyms
breaker Usage Examples
Possessives
yard: In Horsham District the number of cars we sent to the breaker's yard was just 52 in 1996.
Converse of object
- reset: Then, reset the circuit breaker switch to ' ON ' .
- trip: The fuse may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
Adjective modifier
- Atlantic: Like Baggy Point, this is a surfing beach pounded by rolling Atlantic breakers.
- hydraulic: It was hard work, even for a hydraulic breaker on a JCB!
- miniature: The older fuse wire are being replaced gradually by their modern equivalent, the MCB or miniature circuit breaker.
- residual: Consider if the use of residual current circuit breakers or isolating transformers would be an advantage.
- concrete: These machines are highly articulate and can be fitted with a variety of bucket sizes and other accessories such as a concrete breaker.
- leading: Just fill in the on-line form, your request for used parts is instantly sent to the UK's leading breakers.
Modifies a noun
- yard: About 200 yards along, the breakers yard is on your right.
- rating: All of our windlasses carry a recommendation on circuit breaker rating based on continuous operation.
- trip: The breaker trips for " no apparent reason " .
- panel: Photo right shows the back of the lift out dc circuit breaker panels.
- point: The problem being a set of broken contact breaker points.
Noun used with modifier
- circuit: Your home may have circuit breakers rather than fuses.
- ice: You may find there's an ' ice breaker ' activity, or a student chat forum where you can start.
- tie: Ian's guess to the tie breaker question " How many fat cells does the average healthy person have in their body?
- Sabbath: The one in the chancel is a warning against Sabbath breakers.
- leakage: I finally read her trip switch: it says: ' earth leakage circuit breaker ' / current op / 30 mA trip.
- record: Perhaps some of these record breakers will be at the Olympics in London 2012?
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