dead-man-s-brake

Noun

(plural dead man's brakes)

A brake that normally operates under pressure, but engages fully when all pressure is released.

English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"dead-man-s-brake." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 10 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/dead-man-s-brake>.

APA Style

dead-man-s-brake. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/dead-man-s-brake

Also Mentioned In

Words near dead-man-s-brake in the dictionary