Definitions from Wiktionary (jake brake)
▸ noun: (slang) 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.
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▸ noun: (slang) 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.
Similar:
brake,
deadman's brake,
break,
dead man's brake,
transbrake,
airbrake,
emergency brake,
engine braking,
handbrake,
hand brake,
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