Air brake may refer to the following contexts:
- Air brake (aircraft), in aeronautics, a type of flight control system used on aircraft to reduce speed
- Air brake (road vehicle), a type of brake used on large vehicles in place of hydraulic brakes, using compressed air
- Railway air brake, a type of brake operated by compressed air and used on locomotives and railroad cars
- Airbrake, in skateboarding and longboarding, is a mechanism of increasing wind resistance by spreading out the arms and standing upright. It does not lead one to stop entirely, but it can be employed to reduce speed while retaining stability
Famous quotes containing the word air:
“This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty—this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)