(automotive, rail transport, mechanical engineering) Partial or total loss of braking force with prolonged continuous or repetitive application of a heavy vehicle's brakes, due to the effects on the brake system of the heat generated by heavy braking.

Alternative form of brakegear.

(rail transport, automotive, electrical engineering) A form of braking used on some electric vehicles in conjunction with the main braking system, where kinetic energy from braking is converted into electricity and fed back into the power supply by using the traction motors as generators.

plural of brake light

(automotive) To deliberately brake in an unexpected place to hinder or startle the driver behind.

To apply the brakes excessively, such that their working life will be shortened; most especially, to keep one's foot or hand on the brake pedal or lever even when no braking is needed.

Alternative form of brakepipe

plural of brake pipe

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brake check

simple past tense and past participle of brake check