foot brake


noun
  1. a brake that is operated by pressure on a foot pedal, as in an automobile.

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How to use foot brake in a sentence

  • But he had hardly got under full headway before he shut off the gasoline and got busy with the foot-brake.

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
  • Though the driver applied the foot brake with quick stabs, the car went into a disastrous skid.

    Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. Wirt
  • When the stage showed signs of coming ahead too fast Cal shoved the foot brake forward, at once checking the impetus.

  • He had the foot-brake well down, and now he threw in the emergency as well.

    Dave Porter At Bear Camp | Edward Stratemeyer
  • Only it turned out to be the foot-brake after all, and we stopped dead, and skidded into a ditch.

    Mike | P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for foot brake

foot brake

noun
  1. a brake operated by applying pressure to a foot pedal: Also called: pedal brake

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