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DictionarybrakeDense vegetation
noun

brake

A dense growth of bushes and brambles.

A dense brake of brambles blocks the path.

Etymology
brakeProbable sourceMiddle Englishfern or undergrowth

Probably from the older plant-name brake. Fern growth supplied the extension to dense bushes or thickets.

More examples

  • The deer vanished into the brake.
  • They cleared a narrow route through the brake.
  • An old fence ran behind the thorny brake.

Forms

brake · brakes

Similar words

thicket
A dense patch of shrubs or small trees.
brush
Low dense vegetation.