brakes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

brakes
    n 1: a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting
         parts that work to slow a motor vehicle [syn: {brake
         system}, {brakes}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

brakes \brakes\ n.
   the combination of interacting parts that work to slow a
   moving vehicle.

   Syn: brake system.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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