| 单词 | westinghouse brake |
| 释义 | Westinghouse brakenouna railroad air brake operated by compressed air. Origin of Westinghouse brakenamed after G. Westinghouse, its inventor Words nearby Westinghouse brakeWest Indian cedar, West Indies, West Indies Associated States, westing, Westinghouse, Westinghouse brake, West Irian, West Islip, West Jordan, West Lafayette, Westlake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Westinghouse brakeWestinghouse brake / (ˈwɛstɪŋˌhaʊs) / nouna braking system, invented by Westinghouse in 1872 and adopted by US railways, in which the brakes are held off by compressed air in the operating cylinder: controlled leakage of the air or a disruptive emergency causes the brakes to be applied. The system is used on most heavy vehicles and is replacing the vacuum system on many railways Word Origin for Westinghouse brakenamed after George Westinghouse (1846–1914), US inventor and manufacturer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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