brake pipe

A form of brakepipe — A continuous pipe or hose filled with high-pressure air and running the length of a train, used to recharge the train's brake reservoirs with compressed air and to control the train's air brakes through changes in its internal air pressure.

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Meanings

nounbrake pipe (plural brake pipes)

plural brake pipes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of brakepipe.

    The railbuses are equipped with automatic compressed air disc brakes; in the event of failure causing reduced pressure in the brake pipe, the brakes are automatically operated.

    1958 July 28, “German Railbuses for German Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 501
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Chicago

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