rail brakes

A form of rail brake — A type of brake, often magnetic or electromagnetic, which is pressed against the rail in railway track.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of rail brake
Cite this entry
APA

rail brakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20brakes

MLA

“rail brakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20brakes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rail brakes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rail%20brakes.

Source: rail brakes on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.