airbrake

n. 空气制动器；减速板

词形变化

airbrakes 复数 airbrakes

别名

air brake

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure).

    The powerful airbrake of the truck quickly brought it to a stop.

  2. 2.

    A movable control surface that extends to increase drag without affecting lift (unlike a spoiler); a device that provides aerodynamic braking.

    航空 商务 工程

    The BAe 146 and Fokker 100's tailcone-mounted airbrakes allow them to slow down quickly for steep approaches without experiencing the lift degradation seen with spoiler-only aircraft.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

restraint constraint

整体词 1

motor vehicle

词源

From air + brake.

来源：wiktionary