English Dictionary

brake fade

名詞

不可算名詞

(automotive, rail transport, mechanical engineering) Partial or total loss of braking force with prolonged continuous or repetitive application of a heavy vehicle's brakes, due to the effects on the brake system of the heat generated by heavy braking.

日本語の意味

重車両の長時間または繰り返しのブレーキ操作により、ブレーキシステムで発生した熱が原因で、部分的または完全に制動力が低下する現象です。

The mountain descent tested the truck's brakes until brake fade forced the driver to slow to a crawl.

その山道の下り坂でトラックのブレーキは限界まで酷使され、ブレーキの熱による制動力の低下で運転手はノロノロ運転に切り替えざるを得なかった。

意味（1）

(automotive, rail transport, mechanical engineering) Partial or total loss of braking force with prolonged continuous or repetitive application of a heavy vehicle's brakes, due to the effects on the brake system of the heat generated by heavy braking.

To help prevent a runaway caused by brake fade, heavy trucks are required to stop at the top of the downgrade to give their brakes time to cool.