Assertion: caravan | /r/CapableOf | compress spring
Facets:
value: against the resistance of the damper
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: However when you apply your brakes, the trailer or caravan tries to continue at the same speed (inertia) and travels forward in relation to the towing vehicle and compresses the drawbar and spring.
text: It takes a few tenths of a second for the vehicle to start to slow, it takes a few further tenths for the trailer or caravan to compress the spring against the resistance of the damper