breaker
51Breaker (reef) — A breaker is a piece of reef against which waves break.This sense of the term is closely related to another sense, that of the breaking wave itself. In times past, when ocean navigation was relatively rudimentary, a line of breaking waves was a… …
52Breaker in pieces — Buckongahelas (* 1750; † 1805; auch Breaker in pieces) war ein Häuptling der Lenni Lenape. Der Lenni Lenape Häuptling Buckongahelas wurde in der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts im westlichen Ohio geboren und aufgrund seiner Fähigkeiten der führende… …
53breaker point — See breaker points contact breaker point …
54breaker boy — noun Etymology: breaker (I) : a boy employed in a coal breaker usually to pick slate from coal …
55breaker card — noun Etymology: breaker (I) 1. : the first and coarsest of three cards used in producing wool sliver compare finisher card, intermediate 5a 2. : breaker 2a * * * the first card in the carding process, use …
56Breaker (hydraulic) — A breaker is a powerful percussion hammer fitted to an excavator for demolishing concrete structures or rocks. It is powered by an auxiliary hydraulic system from the excavator, which is fitted with a foot operated valve for this purpose.Breakers …
57Breaker boy — A breaker boy is a boy whose job is to separate coal from slate in coal mines. Historically, the job was done by young boys, or older workers who couldn t work as miners anymore. The job was very unhealthy and dirty due to exposure to coal dust.… …
58breaker gap — See contact breaker gap …
59breaker plate — The movable plate inside the distributor to which the points and the condenser are attached. Also see contact breaker plate …
60breaker-triggered transistorized ignition — A transistorized ignition system whose distributor is the same as that of a coil ignition system, but whose contact breaker switches only the control current of the transistor, not the primary current. Usually not fitted as original equipment …
