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Noun: disk brake  disk breyk
  1. Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads
    "The car's disk brakes provided excellent stopping power";
    - disc brake

Derived forms: disk brakes

Type of: hydraulic brake, hydraulic brakes

Encyclopedia: Disk brake