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noun • a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle | ||||||||
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noun • a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle • any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants • large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan • an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant • anything that slows or hinders a process verb • stop travelling by applying a brake • cause to stop by applying the brakes | ||||||||
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noun • a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle | ||||||||
Tools Locked In Alongside Spring Stopping Mechanism Crossword Clue
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BRAKESYSTEM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BRAKESYSTEM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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