Meanings
nounantilock brake (plural antilock brakes)
plural antilock brakes
- A brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking.
Synonyms: ABS brake
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 防抱死制动系统
- 防抱死制动系统brake that compensates for overbraking
Polish hamulec przeciwblokujący
- hamulec przeciwblokującybrake that compensates for overbraking
Portuguese freio ABS
- freio ABSbrake that compensates for overbraking
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antilock brake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilock%20brake
MLA
“antilock brake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilock%20brake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antilock brake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antilock%20brake.
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