brake cable
noun [C]Definition
› one of the wires on a bicycle that connect the part of the brake that you operate with your hand to the part that stops the wheelBicycles
(Definition of brake cable noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- cycle noun (BICYCLE)
- cycle rack noun
- cycle verb
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- inner tube noun
- penny-farthing noun
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- racing bike noun
- rider noun (ON HORSE/BICYCLE)
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