the act or process of slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel, shaft, etc, or for keeping it stationary, esp by means of friction
Braking, steering response and handling are all very good.
Observe the traffic flow ahead to avoid sudden braking.
b.
(as modifier)
a braking system
Examples of 'braking' in a sentence
braking
This braking system accounts for about 60% of the workload.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Petrol or diesel engine with a smaller battery that recharges under braking.
The Sun (2017)
The usual characteristics are lack of braking before impact and single vehicle collisions.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And on motorways there is little regenerative braking to top up the range.
The Sun (2018)
Safety systems including automatic braking will lower the car's insurance group rating.
The Sun (2012)
And not just because of the penny-pinching roof mechanism and the braking system.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Its main function is to eliminate traction control and engine braking control.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The car remains virtually level through corners and under heavy braking and acceleration.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In the process, safety systems such as the airbags and antilock braking were deactivated.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'braking'
brake
Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop .
brake harrow
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel , shaft , etc, or for keeping it stationary , esp by means of friction
overbrake
to apply the brakes (on) excessively
braking power
the ability of a braking system to cause a vehicle to come to a halt
braking distance
the distance a vehicle travels from the point at which its brakes are applied to the point at which it comes to a stop
aerodynamic braking
the use of aerodynamic drag to slow spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere
regenerative braking
Regenerative braking is a form of braking in electric vehicles in which the loss of kinetic energy from braking is stored and then fed back later to provide power to the electric motor .
antilock braking system
brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
ABS brakes
brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
antilock brakes
brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking