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disc brakes
noun
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▪ The cast-iron disc brakes work with four-pot calipers and it rides on 10ins rims at the front and 14ins at the rear.
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disc brakes

n. (disc brake English)

Usage examples of "disc brakes".

I have added five leaves to the springs and fitted disc brakes to the rear wheels to increase the braking power.

It had two inches more suspension travel fore and aft than did the regular FXRS, with compatible spring and shock rates, plus twin disc brakes on the front&mdash.

So we installed a suspension out of the biggest Dodge pickup, along with power disc brakes all the way around.

It had dew inches more suspension travel fore and aft than did the regular FXRS, with compatible spring and shock rates, plus twin disc brakes on the front -which meant he could corner like a stunt rider when the terrain threw surprises at him.

And she stood by the window, not quite facing me, shapely and fair, all that elegant velocity bottled behind her, concealed torsion bars and disc brakes, the poise of fine machinery, and her body then, softly turning, seemed to melt into the rippling glass.

The cradle's ceramic disc brakes squealed as they heated and finally, white-hot, bit.

You have forward and reverse gears and -- a very sophisticated touch -- hydraulic disc brakes.