brake pedal

noun

, Automotive.

1. the pedal used by the driver of a vehicle to operate the brakes.

Example Sentences

Instead, the brake pedal is spring-loaded, with sensors measuring travel and pressure.

From Popular-Science

The first arriving officer saw a gun in the driver’s waistband and his foot on the brake pedal of the running car, police said.

From Washington Post

A climbing aid incorporated into the brake pedal flips up to offer 10 degrees of lift, which is roughly equivalent to the lower riser on a regular touring binding.

From Outside Online

Tires also shave off little particles with every push of the brake pedal.

From Popular-Science

Bunny and Sue's father's hands held tightly to the steering wheel, and he pressed his foot down hard on the brake pedal.

From Project Gutenberg

The controls appeared to be functioning smoothly enough and after a minute or so the brake pedal came down all by itself.

From Project Gutenberg

He took his foot from the brake-pedal, and for ten seconds the released car shot down the slope unhindered.

From Project Gutenberg

She was silent so long that he stole another sidewise look between his snubbings of the brake-pedal.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course Ive shut down, but something seems to be the matter with the brake pedal.

From Project Gutenberg