e-brake

American  

[ee-brayk] / ˈiˌbreɪk /

noun

plural

e-brakes

1. emergency brake.

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Example Sentences

“The first two weeks after Covid hit were rough; it felt like somebody put the e-brake on,” said Luke Brugh — conveniently pronounced “brew,” as he owns Brugh Coffee Co. in Christiansburg with his wife, Cassie.

From New York Times

As I slide my car into park and pull the e-brake, I lean my head against the headrest.

From Literature

You don’t rationalize this by saying “I’ll just avoid stoplights and use the e-brake when I pull into the driveway. I’m sure they’ll fix it for me in a few weeks.”

From Forbes

They modified it to turn it into a race car, this special ‘E-brake’ lets you slide it through the corners.

From Seattle Times

So we're cruising down the highway, half asleep, and Wardy decides he's going to e-brake by us.

From Time Magazine Archive