"dynamic brake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dynamic brakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dynamic brake (plural dynamic brakes)
  1. (rail transport) A mechanism for performing dynamic braking. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-dynamic_brake-en-noun-exhrS5FA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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