trail braking

noun

A driving and motorcycling technique where the brakes are used beyond the entrance to a turn and then gradually released.

Meanings

nountrail braking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA driving and motorcycling technique where the brakes are used beyond the entrance to a turn and then gradually released.
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APA

trail braking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20braking

MLA

“trail braking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20braking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trail braking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20braking.

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