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coaster brake
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkəʊ.stə ˌbreɪk/ us /ˈkoʊ.stɚ ˌbreɪk/
a device on a bicycle that stops the bicycle from moving if you move the pedals(= the parts that you push with your feet) in a backwards direction:
It's a basic, single-gear bike with a coaster brake.
At that time, delivery boys used sturdy bikes with coaster brakes.
He realized that many American bikes were heavier and used coaster brakes rather than calipers.
When I was only eight years old I took apart the coaster brake on my bike.
My first bike had coaster brakes rather than the more sophisticated hand-grip brakes.
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