单词 | fly-off |
释义 | fly-offn. The action of flying off. Also attributive or as adj. , designating a brake in a motor vehicle that requires a manual operation to put it on or off but not to keep it on. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > relating to specific parts live1806 involute figure1884 fly-off1959 single-start1964 1901 H. G. Wells First Men in Moon xx, in Strand Mag. May 505/2 I had reckoned that..the tangential ‘fly off’ of the moon's spin would be at least twenty-eight times less than the earth's. 1959 Motor 19 Aug. 7/1 Good features of the control include..a central fly-off handbrake. 1970 Motoring Which? Apr. 47/2 Drivers liked the DB5's fly-off design. You pressed the button only if you wanted to set the brake on, not to release it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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