"antilock brake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antilock brakes [plural]
Etymology: From antilock + brake. Etymology templates: {{com|en|anti-lock|brake|alt1=antilock}} antilock + brake Head templates: {{en-noun}} antilock brake (plural antilock brakes)
  1. A brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking. Categories (topical): Mechanics Synonyms: ABS brake Translations (brake that compensates for overbraking): 防抱死制动系统 (Chinese Mandarin), freio ABS [masculine] (Portuguese), ᡝᡞ ᠪᡞ ᠠᡞᠰ (ei bi ais) (Xibe)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "brake that compensates for overbraking",
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