faulty brake

collocation in English

meaningsoffaultyandbrake

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faulty
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒl.ti/us
/ˈfɑːl.t̬i/
A faulty machine or device is not perfectly made or does not ...
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brake
noun[C]
uk
/breɪk/us
/breɪk/
a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this ...
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(Definition offaultyandbrakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffaulty brake

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An investigation determined afaultybrakewas to blame.
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Problems included things as trivial asfaultybrakepedals and notoriously jamming fuel-flaps.
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As of that date, three quarters of the trains were withdrawn from the network due to inspection andfaultybrakecylinders.
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The car had been stopped by a police officer for afaultybrakelight, and the driver was promptly observed to have a syringe in his shirt pocket.
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Honda says that it does nt know how many of its vehicles have suffered afaultybrakesystem.
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The vehicle, among other things, had no lights, faulty brakes, an inoperative handbrake, a faulty exhaust and bald tyres.
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Yet in that particular check 658 motor cars out of 1,521 were found to have faulty brakes.
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It is my experience that in a large number of cases accidents are caused by faulty brakes.
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The two most common grounds for failure are faulty steering and faulty brakes.
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He there adjusts his brakes, and avoids the possibility of being discovered with faulty brakes on the road.
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So we have lorries that are overloaded, with faulty brakes.
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On the one hand, a person puts a 30-ton lorry on the road with faulty brakes and the most that can happen is a fine of £200.
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The truck may also have been overloaded and may have had faulty brakes.
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Driving vehicle which is not under control; faulty brakes.: 46.2-854.
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Chandru had earlier taken a bribe and given a safety certificate to a bus with faulty brakes.
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Maddie is unable to stop due to the minibus' faulty brakes and crashes into the venue of the double wedding, endangering the wedding party and the occupants of the minibus.
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