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jake brake

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Especially on trucks, an engine compression release braking system that opens the exhaust valves in each cylinder near the top of their compression strokes in order to slow the vehicle; an engine retarder.

slang

Equivalents

Nederlandsmotorrem

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

jake leg jakes jakeshouse jakey jakfruit jakhalsbessie

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