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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

airbrake

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01 n. a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
  1. 1.
    a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
  2. 2.
    a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles. Same as air brake. See: air brake
  3. 3.
    an atomizer to spray by means of compressed air.
Syn. dive brakeSyn. -- air brake