ALL meanings of westinghouse brake
West·ing·house brake
W w - noun westinghouse brake a railroad air brake operated by compressed air. 1
- noun westinghouse brake a braking system, invented by Westinghouse in 1872 and adopted by US railways, in which the brakes are held off by compressed air in the operating cylinder: controlled leakage of the air or a disruptive emergency causes the brakes to be applied. The system is used on most heavy vehicles and is replacing the vacuum system on many railways 0