brake cable

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• brake cable housing — The outer, colored housing into which a brake cable is inserted …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• brake cable — [1] A wire cable which activates the brakes. Used on motorcycles, trailers, and automobile parkbrakes. [2] A wound steel cable running from the brake levers of a bicycle to the brake calipers …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Cable guide — A cable guide is a fitting or part of a bicycle frame which guides a piece of bare inner bowden cable around a corner. Most multi speed bicycles have cable guides to get the derailleur cables past the bottom bracket.Older derailleur bicycles used …   Wikipedia

• cable — A cord generally made of strands of thin wire. Electrical cables are covered with a protective non conducting material. Control cables are housed within an outer sleeve. Also see booster cable bowden cable brake cable clutch cable control cable… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• cable — 01. We can t get any channels on our television because we don t have [cable], so we just use it when we rent videos. 02. The flagpole is held up with strong steel [cables]. 03. Make sure your kite doesn t touch the electrical [cables] or you… …   Grammatical examples in English

• brake noodle — noun A rigid or stiffly flexible sheath used on some bicycles to turn a brake cable neatly around a corner …   Wiktionary

• Cable railway — A cable railway (also known as an incline or inclined plane) is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope to haul trains. IntroductionCable railways are typically built where the gradient of the route is so steep that a conventional rail …   Wikipedia

• brake — [1] To slow down a vehicle. [2] The mechanism that converts motion (kinetic energy) into heat energy through friction. The most common instance is found in the wheels of cars where the brake shoes or disc pads are designed to press against the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• brake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ defective, faulty ▪ front, rear ▪ emergency (AmE), foot (usually footbrake), hand …   Collocations dictionary

• Cable car (railway) — A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are… …   Wikipedia

• Cable railway — Railroad Rail road (r[=a]l r[=o]d ), Railway Rail way (r[=a]l w[=a] ), n. 1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English