Definition of floating lever
: a horizontal brake lever beneath a railroad-car body having its fulcrum at the end of a rod that leads from another lever and thus is movable
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“Floating lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floating%20lever. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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